Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte submitted his resignation on Tuesday to President Sergio Matarella after a debate in the Italian Senate. Conte accused his coalition partner of leading a coup against it. It is Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, who leads the far-right NLD.

At a Senate hearing, whose members were summoned from a summer recess to decide the fate of the government, which took office 14 months ago, he accused Conte Salvini of seeking to exploit his rising popularity.

"The interior minister has shown that he is pursuing his own interests and the interests of his party," the outgoing prime minister said. "His decisions pose serious dangers to this country," while Salvini was sitting beside him sullen.

President's consultations
A statement issued by the Italian presidency on Tuesday that the Conte government will remain in power until the formation of the new government. The Italian president is scheduled to hold a two-day political consultations on Wednesday with the heads of parliament and representatives of political parties to find a solution to the current political crisis, either by forming a government or calling early elections.

Conte described the actions taken by Salvini as reckless and "may push the country into a cycle of political uncertainty and economic instability." He said he was worried about Salvini's threat to invite people to take to the streets across the country if his bid to stand in the polls was hampered, as well as his demand for "full powers".

Interior Minister Salvini had earlier called for a no-confidence vote in Conte, early elections and the dissolution of the coalition government formed in the middle of last year, which Conte considered a coup against the government.

In a shocking move, Salvini announced on August 8 the end of the alliance between the NLD and the "Five Star" movement and called for elections.

Italy, the third largest economic power in the eurozone, is known for the unrest in government alliances in recent decades, which has made the most successive governments do not complete their five-year electoral mandate. In the past 30 years, 13 governments have succeeded in completing their mandate, with the exception of one headed by Silvio Berlusconi.