Rome (AFP)

This time will she be the right one? The Italian president again summons the political parties for consultations on Tuesday, after which he could finally announce the formation of a government and the name of a prime minister.

Sergio Mattarella, the master of the clocks, wants to go fast and avoid prolonging the political instability of the third economy of the euro zone: he demanded a decision of the parties for Monday night at the latest, indicate the journalists experts in presidential decription Sunday . If no solid majority emerges, it will convene early elections, for November 10.

The negotiations are going well between the Democratic Party (PD, center left) and the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, anti-system) to try to form a new majority, replacing the populist alliance that torpedo August 8th. leader of the League (far right) Matteo Salvini.

The PD appears resolved to move forward. "On the proposed program points, we are open to any type of discussion," said its leader Nicola Zingaretti.

Both sides converge on reducing the number of parliamentarians (to 600 from nearly 950), an economic program that is attentive to the weakest and respectful of the environment.

But within the Five Star Movement, based on the rejection of the old political class, and crossed by currents right, eurosceptic or marked left, the dissensions are strong.

However, it is impossible to imagine a government without the M5S, which, even in a slump with a score of 17% for European women, remains the first party in parliament since the legislative elections of 2018 (32% of votes).

- Tale maintained or not? -

According to media reports, M5S leader Luigi Di Maio demands from Zingaretti that he accept the continuation, at the head of a "yellow (like M5S) -rose (like the PD)" coalition, the head of government outgoing Giuseppe Conte.

An indigestible condition for Mr. Zingaretti who claims "a change of course" after "an executive that has not been a positive experience", including with the anti-migrant diktats of Interior Minister Matteo Salvini.

The well-known "founding father" of the M5S, Beppe Grillo, defended, via his blog, Mr. Conte who "brings as added value the experience of having governed this strange country.Welcome among the High". The humorist thinks that the moderating role of Mr. Conte could tie up the M5S militants, very reluctant to an alliance with their former enemies of the PD.

According to political scientists, Mr. Conte, popular in Italy, came out of the crisis with Salvini, whom he treated in the Senate as "irresponsible" before resigning with panache on 20 August.

European Council President Donald Tusk paid tribute to the outgoing Prime Minister during the G7 summit in France: "He has always defended the interests of Italy and is one of the best examples of responsibility and loyalty".

On the news coming from Italy, Mr Conte said the future majority is "not a question of people but of programs". While listing priorities for Italy, modeled on the draft joint program M5S-PD: global warming and a revival of sluggish growth.

- The League collapses -

Meanwhile in Rome, Matteo Salvini played the spoilsport by offering the Five Stars a last minute reconciliation and a government led by Mr. Di Maio. "I will do everything to prevent a PD-M5S government," he said.

Even though Mr. Conte has blocked, noting that "the season of alliance with the League is over", according to experts, an influential portion of the M5S is tempted by the sirens of the Lombard, who claims less and less an advance poll .

Maybe because he collapses in the polls. Tecné Institute Friday gave the league 31.3% of voting intentions against a record of 38% August 8, the day of its break with the M5S.

The same opinion poll shows a push of the PD that would rank behind the league to 24.6% in case of a vote (19% in the spring of 2018) and a recovery of the M5S to 20.8%, three points better than the August 8th.

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