President of Italy Sergio Mattarellatoday issued a decree dissolving parliament and dissolved the legislature following the resignation of the prime minister, Mario Draghi, and now the date of the announcement of the electoral advance is expected.
AS WELL AShead of state today decreed the dissolution of the Senate and the House deputiesAccording to an official statement, they were elected in March 2018 after meeting with their presidents Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati and Roberto Fico.
Government Mario Draghi, upon taking office, you must decide this afternoon the date of the general election to be held within 70 days of the dissolution, so the possibility of holding it in the second half of September is being considered.
Mattarella made a brief statement at the Quirinal Palace, the residence of the head of state, in which he acknowledged in a serious tone that this decision “is always the last choice”, above all “given the many important duties that need to be fulfilled.” Today.
Among these responsibilities The president He called for coping with situations such as inflation and protecting the weakest in particular, coping with the final blows of a pandemic, or countering the “consequences” of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Mattarella He called for a speedy resolution of the political crisis in order to guarantee the “increasingly needed cooperation at the European and international level”, realizing the weight of his country on the continent as the third euro power.
But he also called for compliance with the deadlines set in recovery planwith 191,000 million European funds.
“For this reason, I hope that even in the tense dialectical tone of the election campaign, a constructive contribution to the interests of Italy”, he finished, referring to the strong opposition between political parties.
Crisis after Draghi’s resignation
Early election of this Legislature, which was supposed to end in March 2023, is due to the resignation drageeissued this morning before Mattarella, although he will remain in office until the formation of a new Executive.
Draghi has led the national unity coalition for the past 17 months, since February 2021, when he was tasked with managing the crisis. pandemic after the fall of his predecessor Giuseppe Conte, leader of the 5 Star Movement (M5S).
His coalition was supported by almost all parties in semicycle, left to right, with the exception of Italy’s far-right brothers Georgia Meloni.
However, he decided to resign on the 14th after losing M5S support, after weeks of disagreement for various reasons, such as an anti-inflation decree and the populist formation’s fears of continuing to arm the Ukrainian resistance.
Then head of stateor rejected his resignation and called for dragee resolve your crisis parliamentwhere he went yesterday, Wednesday, with the intention of rebuilding his coalition and joining all parties again to complete the legislature.
However, instead of rebuilding it, he witnessed the abandonment of two other important partners, the League’s far-right Matteo Salvini and Forza. Italy (center right) Silvio Berlusconi, who had no choice but to resign irrevocably today.
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