FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte attends a debate ahead of a confidence vote at the upper house of parliament after former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi pulled his party out of government, in Rome, Italy, January 19, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/Pool
ROME (Reuters) - Giuseppe Conte resigned as Italian prime minister on Tuesday, hoping to be granted a fresh mandate by the head of state to form a new government after a coalition rupture last week left him without a majority in the Senate.
President Sergio Mattarella is expected to hold two days of formal consultations with all the parties this week before deciding what to do next. Here are possible scenarios.
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