Italian President instructs former ECB head Draghi to form government

As noted, Materella held a meeting with Draghi, during which he instructed him to form a cabinet of ministers.

The head of state decided to take such a step because of the crisis in the ruling coalition, which led to the resignation of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.

The ruling coalition of the 5 Star Movement and the Democratic Party lost an absolute majority in the Senate after the Living Italy party left it, ex-head of the Cabinet of Ministers Matteo Renzi.