With a series of maneuvers that could have made Machiavelli blush, the former prime minister gave Italy a new government. Just don’t expect anyone to thank him for it.
Tag: Italia Viva (Italian Political Party)
Italy Looks to Mario Draghi to Solve Crisis, to Delight of Pro-E.U. Politicians
After a last-ditch attempt to revive Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s majority failed, Italy’s president summoned Mr. Draghi, the ex-head of the European Central Bank, to discuss leading Italy through the coronavirus emergency.
As Political Crisis Meets Pandemic, Italians Wonder, Why?
The government survived a near-collapse, but it remained unclear just what Matteo Renzi, the ambitious former prime minister, hoped to gain by provoking it.