FILE PHOTO: Luigi Di Maio of the 5-Star Movement attends a news conference in Rome, Italy March 23, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) - A referendum on Italy's membership of the euro currency would be held only as a "last resort" if Rome does not win any fiscal concessions from the European Union, a senior lawmaker from the anti-establishment Five-Star Movement said on Sunday.
Luigi Di Maio's comments reflect a striking change of tone by some senior officials in the party in recent months as they have retreated from 5-Star's original pledge.
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