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Italian PM expected to resign as political chaos deepens
Giuseppe Conte to address senate, two weeks after Matteo Salvini pulled plug on coalitionThe Italian prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, is widely expected to resign after delivering a blistering attack against Matteo Salvini, the leader of the far-right League.Conte, a law professor who was plucked from obscurity last year to steer the coalition between Salvini’s League and the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S), will address the senate at 3pm local time (1400 GMT) on Tuesday, almost two weeks after Salvini called to end the partnership and move to fresh elections. Continue reading...
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