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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Angela Giuffrida

Italian prime minister Mario Draghi to resign after coalition partner snub

Mario Draghi
Mario Draghi, pictured in Rome in June, said the ‘pact of trust underlying the government has failed’. Photograph: Angelo Carconi/EPA

The Italian prime minister, Mario Draghi, has said he will resign after the Five Star Movement (M5S), a key party in his broad coalition, snubbed a crucial confidence vote, triggering a political crisis that could pave the way for early elections.

The vote on a controversial cost of living bill passed in the Senate, but Draghi said: “The pact of trust underlying the government has failed.

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