Italian Prime Minister Draghi to see president, expected to resign

Italian Prime Minister Draghi to see president, expected to resign
July 21, 2022, 10:30 am

National flag of Italy (Photo: Pixabay)

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi told parliament on Thursday (July 21) that he was going to see President Sergio Mattarella and inform him of his intentions after three coalition parties withdrew their support for his government.

Political sources have said he will resign, almost certainly opening the way for early elections in October, the Anews reported, citing Reuters.

When Prime Minister Mario Draghi announced that Italians had persuaded him not to resign, for much of Wednesday (July 20) it looked as if his national unity government would survive, the BBC reported.

He called for a new pact and a vote of confidence in the Senate. But hours later three parties in the coalition said they would not take part in the vote.

Now, after a year and a half, his broad-based government encompassing right and left is set to collapse.

Venice is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small island that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges - Pic. Pixabay

After what the leader of the centre left called a day of madness, Mr Draghi won the vote but, deprived of the support of three parties, he is now likely to tender his resignation for the second time in a week. However, he is first due to attend Thursday's debate in the lower house of parliament.

Italy's president rejects Prime Minester Mario Draghi's resignation

Mario Draghi, (born September 3, 1947, Rome, Italy), Italian economist who served from 2011 to 2019 as president of the European Central Bank (ECB), the financial institution responsible for making monetary decisions within the eurozone, that portion of the European Union whose members have adopted the European common currency.

Draghi’s appointment came at a critical time, when stability within the eurozone was being challenged by the European sovereign debt crisis.

In February 2021 he became prime minister of Italy at the head of a technocratic government.

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