Italy's PD stands by economy minister; president seeks continuity - sources


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  • Monday, 01 Feb 2021

FILE PHOTO: Italian Finance Minister Roberto Gualtieri speaks at the Informal Meeting of Ministers for Economics and Financial Affairs in Berlin, Germany, September 11, 2020. Kay Nietfeld/Pool via REUTERS

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's co-ruling Democratic Party (PD) will not let Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri be shunted aside in any cabinet reshuffle that might arise from the government crisis, political sources said on Monday.

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte was forced to resign last week when a junior partner, Italia Viva, quit the 17-month-old coalition in a row over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic meltdown.

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