“President Sergio Mattarella of the Republic met with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in the Quirinal Palace and accepted his resignation,” La Repubblica reports.
The Italian Senate decided on August 20 to debate on confidence in the government of Giuseppe Conte.
The reason is the demand of one of the members of the ruling coalition, the leader of the League party, Matteo Salvini, to hold new elections.
On August 20, Conte, during his speech in the upper house of the Italian parliament, announced his decision to resign.