AFTER A WEEK OF TURBULENCE, ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER MARIO DRAGHI RESIGNS

  • 21/07/2022

Mario Draghi has resigned as prime minister of Italy, the country's unelected head of a unity government, one and a half years after his appointment.

After three parties in his cabinet declined to support him in a vote of confidence the previous evening, he informed President Sergio Mattarella that he was stepping down.

Early elections are anticipated for this fall, and the president urged him to continue serving as interim president.

Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the far right, is already predicted to win.

The 74-year-old Mr. Draghi, known as Super Mario for his leadership of the European Central Bank throughout the eurozone crisis, was a well-liked option for prime minister. 

In February last year, he was given the task of guiding Italy through the Covid pandemic and economic recovery, bolstered by a big EU package conditional on major reforms.

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