Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte Resigns

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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte handed in his resignation on Tuesday, in a tactical political maneuver that he hopes will allow him to build a new coalition, CNN reports.

Italy was thrown into a fresh political crisis last week when Conte faced two confidence votes. He survived but lost his governing majority in the Senate after his predecessor, Matteo Renzi, withdrew his small Italia Viva party from the ruling coalition, citing frustrations with the government’s management of the pandemic and a recession.

Conte handed his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella, according to a presidential palace statement.

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The President will begin consultations with the leaders of the country’s main political parties on Wednesday afternoon, the statement said.

If Conte, who does not belong to a party, has enough support, Mattarella could ask him to form a new coalition.

Another option to break the impasse would be to call snap elections, two years early.

“The President of the Republic is reserving his decision and has asked the government to stay in office for the management of ordinary affairs,” the statement said.

If Conte receives the mandate, he would likely look for a broader coalition and to add five more senators to the fold.