Electing Draghi as president "feasible" if plan for govt exists- former PM to paper

FILE PHOTO: Italia Viva party leader Matteo Renzi arrives at Montecitorio palace for talks on forming a new government, in Rome, Italy, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

ROME (Reuters) - The election of Prime Minister Mario Draghi as Italy's new president "is feasible" if there is a plan in place for his succession as premier, former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and leader of the co-ruling Italia Viva party was quoted as saying on Friday.

"If there is a game scheme ready for the 'after Draghi', then operation Draghi is feasible. Nobody will accept to lose such a valued premier without having certainty on the future (of the government)," Renzi told daily La Stampa in an interview.