Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigns, government collapses after fellow party’s rebellion
Prime Minister Mario Draghi has resigned following political instability in Italy. He met the President and submitted his resignation. Before resigning, he said in parliament that he was going to resign to President Sergio Mattarella. He did not manage to handle his alliance. The President has asked Dragi to act as interim prime minister until elections are held.
The second largest party in the alliance, the Five Star Movement, had refused to take part in the confidence motion. Mario had easily won the trust vote in parliament, even after he announced his resignation. He said in Parliament that the government of the National Unity Coalition is no longer in existence. Now elections are due ahead of time in Italy.
Why did the crisis come on the government
In fact, the Five Star Movement had said that the Prime Minister is not paying attention to the issue of inflation and he has been unsuccessful in reducing inflation. After this the party had decided not to participate in the confidence motion. At the same time, other allies had also said that if the Five Star Movement does not participate in the voting, then they will also be out of the alliance. The term of the current government in Italy was to end in 2023. But now the President can announce the election ahead of time at any time.
Last week also there was talk that Draghi has resigned but it was rejected by the President. Dragi has also been the former President of the European Central Bank. According to the AP report, since the speculations of his resignation started, industrialists, mayors and common people wrote letters to Dragi demanding to continue in the post. Let us inform that in the last 15 months after battling Corona, Dragi made a lot of efforts to bring stability in Italy. In many ways he was also successful. At the same time, the role of Dragi is also important during the war between Russia and Ukraine. He had a major role in putting sanctions on behalf of the European Union.
