Prime minister to meet with coalition party leaders as Italia Viva threatens to quit in dispute over Covid-19 fund
The fate of the Italian government hangs in the balance this week amid a confrontation between the prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, and coalition ally and the former prime minister Matteo Renzi.
Renzi has repeatedly threatened to pull his small Italia Viva party from the ruling majority unless the government changes tack on how to reboot Italy’s fragile economy. Renzi has also called for Conte to relinquish his control over the secret services and for the government to speed up the distribution of Covid-19 vaccinations.
Continue reading…Prime minister to meet with coalition party leaders as Italia Viva threatens to quit in dispute over Covid-19 fundThe fate of the Italian government hangs in the balance this week amid a confrontation between the prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, and coalition ally and the former prime minister Matteo Renzi.Renzi has repeatedly threatened to pull his small Italia Viva party from the ruling majority unless the government changes tack on how to reboot Italy’s fragile economy. Renzi has also called for Conte to relinquish his control over the secret services and for the government to speed up the distribution of Covid-19 vaccinations. Continue reading…