Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi has announced his resignation because of the lack of support from the core political parties of the coalition government, and it is possible that parliamentary elections will be accelerated.
As the situation in Ukraine raises a number of issues such as soaring fuel prices, there is growing concern that political turmoil will continue for a long time.
In response to the crisis of the new coronavirus, Italy launched a coalition government in February last year with almost all political parties, led by former Prime Minister Draghi of the Central Bank of Europe.
However, in a vote of the Cabinet's confidence resolution held in the Senate on the 14th, the "five-star movement," which is part of the coalition government with the largest power in the Senate, criticized the administration's response to soaring fuel prices. I abstained.
In response to this, Prime Minister Draghi issued a statement and submitted a resignation to President Mattarella, saying that "the unity of the parties that supported the administration no longer exists", but the president did not accept this and between the parties Asked to maintain the coalition government in the discussions.
Draghi's response has not been revealed, but local media have reported that if the coalition government collapses, the parliamentary elections scheduled for next spring could be accelerated this fall. ..
Italy faces many challenges such as soaring prices such as fuel prices and the departure from Russian natural gas, which depends on 40% of imports, due to the situation in Ukraine, and political turmoil is long-term. There is growing concern about becoming a gas.