Italy was mired in fresh political chaos after the populist parties’ bid to take power collapsed with the president set to appoint Monday a pro-austerity economist to lead a technocrat government ahead of new elections. President Sergio Mattarella vetoed the nomination of fierce eurosceptic Paolo Savona as economy minister, enraging the anti-establishment Five Star Movement […]
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New Italian PM nominee begins work on forming cabinet
A little-known lawyer charged with forming Italy’s next Italian government — after over two months of political uncertainty — will on Thursday begin work on his cabinet. Italy’s president on Wednesday approved Giuseppe Conte’s nomination to be prime minister of a government formed by the anti-establishment Five Star Movement and the far-right League. Conte, who […]