Mario Draghi secures support from key parties to form new Italian government

Italian Prime Minister-designate Mario Draghi has secured initial support from two key parties as he tries to form a government to take country out of its current political crisis. On February 6, populist 5-star movement and rightwing League both signalled support for Draghi, keeping aside bitter rivalries of good of country. Draghi, who is former chief of European bank had already amassed support of Democratic Party, former premier Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia, former premier Matteo Renzi’s Italy Live, and small Free and Equal party.

“We are ready to overcome everything in interest of country,” Vito Crimi, leader of 5-Star Movement which won most votes in last parliamentary election in 2018 told press reproters.

Italian Republic plunged into deep political crisis on January 13, after Matteo Renzi, leader of Italian Vive (IV) revoked party support rendered to PM Guiseppe Conte. However, Renzi’s party failed to gain an absolute majority in Senate forcing country’s President Sergio Mattarella to start new consultations for formation of new government. Mattarella had n called upon Draghi, who is kwn by super Mario for saving eurozone amid debt crisis in 2012, to replace Conte.  

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Government confirms support

In aftermath of having a meeting with Draghi, Matteo Salvini, leader of League and former interior minister admitted that y were “available”.Speaking furr, he said that y were ”  leading political force in country and a force which should govern”. He n lampooned far-right Brors of Italy party, which said it intends to remain in opposition, saying that body can make a progress if y continued to say .

Draghi, a Massachusetts Institute of Techlogy-trained ecomist, had led Italian central bank from 2005-2011 when he was tapped to lead ECB, a job he held until 2019. Prior to that, he had been a vice-chairman and managing director at Goldman Sachs International in London and an executive director at World Bank.

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