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Could UK do with this? Italian president seeks non-political government to lead country through pandemic

, Mr Mattarella said Italy could ill-afford to have a political campaign and early parliamentary election, adding that citizens demand “concrete and rapid answers” to the health, social and economic crises sparked by the pandemic.

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2021-02-03 11:34
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Italy’s president has called on parliament to quickly back a new, non-political government to lead the country through the coronavirus pandemic.

President Sergio Mattarella made the appeal on Tuesday night after negotiations failed to revive the collapsed coalition government of Premier Giuseppe Conte.

Addressing the nation, Mr Mattarella said Italy could ill-afford to have a political campaign and early parliamentary election, adding that citizens demand “concrete and rapid answers” to the health, social and economic crises sparked by the pandemic.

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Ex-European Central Bank president Mario Draghi (Brian Lawless/PA)

He did not say whom he might choose to lead what he described as a “high-profile” government. But the individual would likely be someone highly respected and considered by parties to be above the political fray.

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The presidential palace said Mr Mattarella has invited former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi to a meeting on Wednesday.

Nicknamed “Super Mario″, the 73-year-old was credited with playing a crucial role in saving Europe’s single currency, the euro, when he was the European Central Bank’s president.

The pandemic has devastated Italy’s long-stagnant economy and left the country with Europe’s second-highest Covid-19 death toll.

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During the last-ditch discussions that failed on Tuesday, the parties in what is now Mr Conte’s caretaker government squabbled over European Union pandemic aid and other key policy issues that were blocking formation of a more solid coalition.

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