A junior ally in Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s coalition is putting on hold a threat to topple the government by withdrawing its ministers, officials said.
The European External Action Service (EEAS) has issued a statement today (12 January) expressing their concern on the decision by the US to designate the ‘Ansar Allah’ group, known as the Houthis, as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO); US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also listed three of the groups leaders as Specially Designated Global […]
Escalating tensions are threatening to shatter the government of Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte as early as Tuesday, with a junior ally weighing whether to dump the coalition despite the coronavirus emergency.
Ex-Premier Matteo Renzi’s centrist Italy Alive party could pull its two ministers before or after a cabinet meeting called for 9:30 p.m., according to officials who asked not to be named discussing private conversations.
Renzi has long criticised Conte’s plans for overseeing and spending Italy’s estimated 196 billion-euro ($238-billion) share of the European Union’s recovery fund, which is up for cabinet approval, and has accused the premier of grabbing more power during the pandemic. If Renzi’s party, which has just 3 per cent support in opinion polls, abandons the alliance, it would rob Conte of a parliamentary majority and could trigger a reshuffle, a third Conte government, a similar coalition with a new premier, a broad alliance headed by a figure such a
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (pictured) faced a cabinet showdown today (12 January)with a small coalition partner that could bring down his government and unleash political chaos on Italy as it struggles to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Crispian Balmer. Italia Viva, headed by former premier Matteo Renzi, has threatened to withdraw its two ministers […]
A man reads a newspaper with a headline “Trump Plunges U.S. Into Chaos” outside a takeaway cafe in the center of Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Thursday. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CN) Europeans watched with incredulity and dismay as Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an unsuccessful bid to stop the transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden.
“The scenes from the Capitol are utterly horrifying,” Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister of Scotland, wrote on Twitter, echoing the feelings of many. European leaders widely condemned Wednesday’s assault on the U.S. Capitol building that led to a shutdown and delay of the ceremony to certify Biden’s win.