Italian president dissolves parliament, snap elections scheduled
This decision was taken after Prime Minister Mario Draghi submitted his resignation on Thursday.
Prime Minister Mario Draghi submitted his resignation to the Head of State on Thursday.
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Italian President Sergio Mattarella announced on Thursday the dissolution of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, which will automatically lead to the holding of early elections this fall in the third largest economy in the euro zone.
“The discussion, the vote and the manner in which this vote was expressed yesterday in the Senate” demonstrated the absence of “parliamentary support for the government and the absence of prospects for giving birth to a new majority”, he said. he explains.
“This condition made the early dissolution of parliament inevitable,” which “is always the last option,” he added.
In autumn
The Italian media put forward several possible dates for these elections: September 18 and 25, or October 2.
The arch-favorite in the upcoming election is the so-called “center-right” coalition, which brings together Forza Italia, the right-wing party of Silvio Berlusconi, and the far right represented by the League of populist anti-migrant tribune Matteo Salvini and Fratelli from Italy.
Fratelli d’Italia, a post-fascist party chaired by Giorgia Meloni, is given the lead in voting intentions, with nearly 24%, ahead of the Democratic Party (22%) and the League (14%), according to a poll by the SWG institute realized on July 18th. Forza Italia would collect 7.4% of the vote and the 5 Star Movement (M5S) 11.2%.
AFP
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