Italian Deputy Prime Minister and leader of far-right League party Matteo Salvini holds a crucifix as he speaks during his European Parliament election night event in Milan, Italy, May 27, 2019. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's League leader and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini accepted on Thursday the resignation of a junior minister convicted for embezzlement, in a move likely to avoid a potential hurdle for the ruling coalition.
Deputy Transport Minister Edoardo Rixi was sentenced to a prison term of three years and five months. The League's coalition partner, the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, had said Rixi should quit if found guilty.
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