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ROME (AP) – The head of Italy’s Five Star Movement said late Wednesday that the party’s lawmakers will not participate in a confidence vote in Parliament’s upper house, endangering the stability of Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s coalition government.
Former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced the move during an overnight briefing with 5-star lawmakers.
The vote on a series of measures to help Italians cope with the economic crisis is scheduled for Thursday in the Senate and is linked to a confidence vote. Such votes of confidence on government-sponsored bills are designed to get allies to close ranks, but Conte announced, “We will not participate in the vote.”
The 5-Star Movement is a key coalition partner in Draghi’s national unity government, formed with right, left and populist 5-Star parties to help Italy recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
The five-star leadership has been bemoaning the government’s priorities for weeks, demanding more generous financial support for families and businesses plagued by high energy costs and continued funding of a guaranteed monthly salary for those unable to find work.
Draghi has tried to respond, but made it clear this week that he would not respond to ultimatums.
It remains unclear whether Draghi’s government would still have a majority without 5-star lawmakers, as so many have defected or been ousted since the movement first took national power in the 2018 elections, when it became the largest party in the United States. became parliament.
The centre-right, which has performed well in recent local and administrative elections and led the polls, has said early elections would be the only solution if the five-star senators abstain from a confidence vote from their own government.
Conte insisted that he still supported Draghi and would work on finding solutions to the 5-star demands. But, he added: “We have asked for a change in the exclusive interest of the citizens.”