Much of that EU funding is already allocated, suggesting the funding won't be lost even amid government instability.The Uber Files is an international investigation into the ride-hailing company’s aggressive entrance into cities around the world - while frequently challenging the reach of existing laws and regulations. "And also because Mattarella believes, rightly, that his mission is to safeguard stability."Īmong Draghi's achievements has been keeping Italy on track with reforms that the EU has made a condition for the country to receive 200 billion euros (dollars) in pandemic recovery assistance.
So certainly this is not a good moment," Orsina said. "We've got the pandemic, we got the war, we have inflation, we have the energy crisis. Giovanni Orsina, a history professor and director of the school of government at Rome's LUISS university, correctly predicted that Mattarella would ask Draghi to find a new, workable majority. Others noted that Draghi has become a pivotal figure in Europe as Russia wages war against Ukraine, especially with the impending departure of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.ĭraghi has governed with the support of virtually all of Italy's main parties, with the exception of the fast-rising far-right Brothers of Italy party, which has demanded that Mattarella give Italians a chance to vote in new leaders. In the debate, several senators blasted Conte's decision to have 5-Star senators boycott the vote.īeing in a government "is not like picking up a menu and deciding, antipasto, no, gelato, yes,″ said Emma Bonino, who leads a tiny pro-Europe party. In the measure Thursday, the 5-Stars opposed a provision to allow Rome to operate a garbage incinerator on the outskirts of the chronically trash-choked Italian capital. Hard-line 5-Star lawmakers who were skeptical of joining Draghi's government last year have been complaining that their interests have been ignored.
The 5-Stars, who have lost significant support in recent local elections and have slumped in opinion polls, are in disarray. Mattarella had tapped the former European Central Bank chief - who was known as "Super Mario" for his "whatever it takes" rescue of the euro - to pull Italy out of the pandemic and lay the groundwork to make use of billions in European Union pandemic recovery funds.
Currently, Parliament's term expires in spring 2023. If Draghi can't solidly stitch together enough support to carry out his economic reforms, Mattarella could pull the plug on Parliament, setting the stage for an early election as soon as late September. State television said Draghi could speak to Parliament next week, likely on Wednesday. Shortly before heading to the Quirinal presidential palace to tender his resignation, Draghi declared: "The majority of national unity that has sustained this government from its creation doesn't exist any more."īut President Sergio Mattarella told Draghi to instead go back to Parliament and see if he can still garner solid support, a palace statement said, adding the resignation was not accepted. But the snub, orchestrated by 5-Star leader Giuseppe Conte, Draghi's predecessor, did its damage.
Hours earlier, Draghi and his government won a confidence vote, 172-39, in the Senate despite the refusal by the 5-Star Movement to back the bill, which earmarked 26 billion euros (dollars) to help consumers and industries struggling with soaring energy prices. ROME - Italian Premier Mario Draghi offered to step down Thursday after a populist coalition ally refused to support a key government bill, but the nation's president rejected the resignation, telling Draghi to see if he can still find a majority in Parliament willing to support him.ĭraghi's broad unity coalition government - which includes parties from the right, the left, the center and the populist 5-Star Movement - was designed to help Italy recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
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