People protesting against Italian Interior Minister and leader of the League party Matteo Salvini, scuffle with Salvini supporters in Catania, Italy, August 11, 2019. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello
MILAN (Reuters) - League chief Matteo Salvini's call for snap Italian elections after he turned on his own coalition partner faced mounting resistance on Sunday, with both his former 5-Star ally and the centre-left opposition seeking to put the brakes on.
Salvini's far-right League on Friday filed a no-confidence motion to bring down the government it formed with the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, a move that he hopes will trigger new elections as soon as October and install him as Italy's new leader.
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