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Four scenarios for Italy’s latest political crisis
Italy has plunged again into political uncertainty. One of the key supporters of Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s government, the 5-star Movement, walked out of a confidence vote in the Senate today, which prompted Draghi to meet with the President of the Republic – Sergio Mattarella – to hand in his resignation. Resignations are quite common practice in these situations, and don’t necessarily mean Draghi is now out of the political game. It is entirely possible that President Mattarella will require Draghi to ask for another confidence vote in the parliament. There are four scenarios for Italian politics at ... (full story)