Italian Prime Minister Draghi wins a confidence vote, but his coalition unravels

Italian Premier Mario Draghi (center) flanked by Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio (left) and Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini, delivers his speech at the Senate in Rome on Wednesday. (Andrew Medichini/AP)

ROME — Italian Premier Mario Draghi won a confidence vote Wednesday in the Senate, but it was a hollow victory after three of his key coalition allies boycotted the voting, virtually dooming any prospects for his unity government's survival.

The vote Wednesday went 95-38 in the favor of Draghi's government in the 315-member Senate, after lawmakers deserted the roll call in droves.