Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte was battling Thursday to keep his government afloat after a key coalition partner withdrew, sparking a political crisis in the middle of a raging pandemic. The prime minister, who was an obscure law professor before being appointed a technocratic head of the government in 2018, has already proved his political skills.
Recovery Plan approved but Conte govt on brink of crisis
IV ministers abstained, Renzi set to give press conference
13 Gennaio 2021
ROME, JAN 13 - Premier Giuseppe Conte s government
remains on the brink of crisis even though his cabinet on
Tuesday approved its Recovery Plan, which had been a source of
tension within the executive for weeks.
Ex-premier Matteo Renzi s Italia Viva (IV) party is close to
pulling its support for the coalition government and triggering
the crisis.
IV s two cabinet members, Agriculture Minister Teresa Bellanova
and Family and Equal Opportunities Minister Elena Bonetti,
abstained when cabinet voted on the plan on how to spend the
Italie : le gouvernement Conte au bord de l implosion lesechos.fr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lesechos.fr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.