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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Frances d'Emilio

Italian government in limbo as president rejects PM Draghi’s resignation

Reuters

Italian prime minister Mario Draghi has said he will resign after a coalition partner refused to take part in a crucial confidence vote, plunging the country into political crisis.

The nation’s president rebuffed his offer, leaving the 17-month-old government in limbo with its survival sorely tested by increasingly sharp divergences within the coalition.

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