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Italy’s Renzi May Seek New Finance Minister to Back Conte Bloomberg 1/31/2021 Alberto Brambilla and John Follain (Bloomberg) -- Former Italian Premier Matteo Renzi is pushing for Finance Minister Roberto Gualtieri to be replaced as part of an attempt to forge a new coalition government led by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, according to people familiar with the talks. Renzi brought down the Conte-led government by pulling out of the coalition earlier this month. The move ulti...

Italy’s Renzi May Seek New Finance Minister to Back Conte Bloomberg 1/31/2021 Alberto Brambilla and John Follain (Bloomberg) -- Former Italian Premier Matteo Renzi is pushing for Finance Minister Roberto Gualtieri to be replaced as part of an attempt to forge a new coalition government led by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, according to people familiar with the talks. Renzi brought down the Conte-led government by pulling out of the coalition earlier this month. The move ulti...

Italy’s Renzi Could Back a New Government to Avoid Elections Bloomberg 29/01/2021 John Follain and Chiara Albanese (Bloomberg) -- Italy’s former premier Matteo Renzi, who triggered the collapse of Italy’s government, said he wants a new cabinet soon to avoid new elections. Renzi prompted Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s resignation by pulling his tiny Italy Alive party out of the ruling coalition, but he left the door ajar for Conte to return after meeting with Presiden...

Italy’s President Ends Talks With Leaders as Five Star Backs Conte Bloomberg 1/29/2021 John Follain and Chiara Albanese (Bloomberg) -- Italy’s president summoned the speaker of the lower house of parliament Friday evening and will likely ask him to lead negotiations aimed at solving the country’s political impasse. President Sergio Mattarella will meet speaker Roberto Fico at 7.30 p.m. in Rome, the head of state’s spokesman told reporters after three days of talks betw...

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will resign on Tuesday morning to avoid a damaging defeat in the Senate and maneuver for a return at the head of a new government.

Conte’s Gambit May Return Him to Power in Italy, or Cut Him Off Bloomberg 1/27/2021 John Follain, Chiara Albanese and Alessandra Migliaccio (Bloomberg) -- The resignation of Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has sparked a fresh round of back-room plotting and negotiating as the pandemic rages and the economy tanks. The biggest question is whether he will get back in the saddle. Conte is a survivor, but he has no political party of his own as he tries to recruit a new, br...

Conte Quits, Leaving Italy Adrift in the Midst of the Pandemic Bloomberg 1/26/2021 John Follain and Chiara Albanese (Bloomberg) -- Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned after losing his Senate majority, plunging the country into political uncertainty just as it’s battling the pandemic and a recession. Weakened by the defection of a junior partner, Conte offered his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella on Tuesday, according to a statement from the president’s...

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is sizing up his options ahead of a crucial Senate vote this week, including a resignation offer that would position him as the top candidate to lead a new government.

Italy’s Conte Faces Senate Showdown After Win in Lower House Bloomberg 1/19/2021 Chiara Albanese and John Follain (Bloomberg) -- Giuseppe Conte’s ambition to continue as Italy’s prime minister faces a crucial test Tuesday with a confidence vote in the Senate, after he won a similar vote in the lower house of parliament late Monday. A narrow win in the Senate would allow the premier to stay in power, even if his support fell short of an outright majority. A defeat would f...

A group of senators is set to switch allegiance to back Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s governing coalition, potentially giving him an outright majority in the upper house, according to people familiar with the talks.