Italy PM says to resign as crisis comes to a head

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said yesterday he would resign, lashing out at far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini for pursuing his own interests by pulling the plug on the government coalition.

“I’m ending this government experience here... I will go to the president of the republic (Sergio Mattarella) to inform him of my resignation”, after a Senate debate, Conte said after an almost hour-long speech to the chamber.

“It is irresponsible to initiate a government crisis,” Conte said after Salvini began his efforts to bring down the government in the hope of snap elections he hoped would make him premier.

“It shows personal and party interests,” Conte said of the end of the alliance between the anti-migrant League and the anti-establishment Five Star Movement.

 

Italy PM says to resign as crisis comes to a head

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said yesterday he would resign, lashing out at far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini for pursuing his own interests by pulling the plug on the government coalition. Im ending this government experience here... I will go to the president of the republic (Sergio Mattarella) to inform him of my resignation, after a Senate debate, Conte said after an almost hour-long speech to the chamber. It is irresponsible to initiate a government crisis, Conte said after Salvini began his efforts to bring down the government in the hope of snap elections he hoped would make him premier. It shows personal and party interests, Conte said of the end of the alliance between the anti-migrant League and the anti-establishment Five Star Movement.