Italy's Conte Announces Resignation, Setting The Stage For Prime Minister Salvini
Moments ago, during a scathing speech that slammed his his deputy premier, Matteo Salvini of the League who is also Italy's most popular politicians and defacto leader, said Salvini’s decision to spark a political crisis was “irresponsible,” motivated by personal ambition, and will bring down the curtain on the coalition that led the country for just over a year.
In a much anticipated speech to the Senate in Rome, Conte lashed out at Salvini, saying it wasn't in Italy’s interests to hold elections every year, clearly unaware that that's pretty much what Italy has been doing for the past 6 decades. The premier also accused Salvini of not properly responding to allegations in the so-called Russiagate case and said he had overstepped his role as minister.

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