Factbox-What risks being left undone in Italy government crisis?


  • World
  • Monday, 18 Jul 2022

FILE PHOTO: A view of Montecitorio Palace, the lower house of Parliament, where on Wednesday Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is expected to address Parliament members after he tendered his resignation to Italian President Sergio Mattarella, in Rome, Italy, July 15, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is due to address parliament on Wednesday to clarify his position after the president rejected his resignation last week.

It is not clear whether Draghi will change his mind and stay on, whether President Sergio Mattarella will seek to appoint a new prime minister, or whether Italy will bring forward a national election to early October.

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