Italian PM Mario Draghi Set To Resign After Coalition Ally Pulls Its Support For Govt
Despite winning a no-confidence vote in the Senate on Thursday, Italy's Premier Mario Draghi has clarified that he would resign from his post after a coalition. Despite winning a no-confidence vote in the Senate on Thursday, Italy's Premier Mario Draghi has clarified that he would resign from his post after a coalition ally pulled its support for the government. Notably, the prospects of his pandemic unity government were in doubt as the populist 5-Star Movement boycotted the vote. This drove his coalition into a crisis. The vote was 172-39 on a relief bill to help Italians facing soaring energy costs, but 5-Stars senators were absent after confirming they wouldn’t participate. Subsequently, Italy's PM approached President Sergio Mattarella in order to decide his next step including the possibility of his resignation. Mario Draghi set to leave During the no-confidence motion, he repeatedly clarified that the populists were among the coalition partners that signed up to be