Italy: Mario Draghi offers to resign
Inhabitants of Naples, Southern Italyspoke loud and clear to Express.co.uk and objected to Is calls for even more sacrifices after years of unresolved political crises. Mario Draghi’s government collapsed last week, paving the way for snap elections on September 25, with polls pointing to a right-wing alliance, with Matteo SalvinicGiorgia Meloni and Silvio Berlusconi, is well placed to win the vote.
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Draghi resigned for the second time after the populist five-star movement refused to support his broad coalition in a parliamentary vote of confidence.
Disenchanted Italian voters tell this website that they have little hope that things will change for the better with a new government, regardless of who wins the most votes.
When asked whether they think Britain’s decision to leave the EU could also be a solution for Italy, some said they wish Rome had never joined the Brussels alliance.
Giancarlo, 66, self-employed said: “The UK outside the EU is a thousand times better off than Italy within the bloc.
“We have never-ending problems, our governments don’t know how to solve them and Europe isn’t helping.”
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Asked if he has hopes that a new government will change things after the September elections, he said: “I’m sure we won’t go too far anyway.”
He added: “What Draghi has done over the past two years has made a difference, but there is always room for improvement.”
Giuseppe, 19, a student, also said: “It would have been better if Draghi had stayed, his departure means the government has failed.
“They have not been able to keep the promises they have made, it is never a good sign when a government falls.
“Draghi wasn’t too bad, but the fact that he was there was the result of a failure anyway.”
When asked whether the UK got a better deal by leaving the EU, the first voter said: “For Covid, I would have answered before Brexit. Now, with the money Italy received from Brussels, I’m glad we’re still here.
“But I would like to see us out of the EU in the near future.
“The EU has imposed a very rigid policy on Italy in favor of other EU countries.”
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Gennaro, his friend, also 19 and a student, said he agreed with the idea of a referendum on Italy’s membership of the EU.
Antonio Esposito, 77, retired, went even further.
He said: “I’ve had enough of politicians from all sides of the spectrum.
“On the right, Berlusconi has been in and out of courts on serious charges and he is still there to dictate who will be in charge of the country.
“On the left… there is no left.
“Nobody cares about us, about the people.”
When asked if he would be in favor of a referendum on the EU, he added: “I wish we had never gotten into it.
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“I don’t think it would make a difference if we get out now, it’s probably too late.
“kudos to the UK for making that brave choice, I wish them the best.”
On Tuesday, EU countries approved a watered-down emergency plan to curb gas demand and asked member states to cut their energy consumption by 15 percent between August and March.
When asked whether they approve the plan, first proposed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Antonio’s wife, Rita, a 69-year-old pensioner replied: “Once again we are the ones being asked to make the sacrifice. to bring.
“The two of us receive a pension of € 1200 per month. For years I have turned off the lights at night and put an extra jumper in the winter to pay less for energy.
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But Francesca Mancino, 42, hairdresser, spoke in favor of the EU.
She told this website: “I think Europe and Italy, at this time of global difficulties, should show themselves as united and compact as ever.
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“The reduction in energy consumption affects everyone, especially those who support themselves through commercial activities such as mine, and therefore take a personal risk.
“But today the vision of an Italy far from Europe, like the United Kingdom, is unimaginable.”
Italy has signed a series of agreements to reduce its dependence on Russian gas and Algeria is now the main source of imports.
In an effort to increase gas savings, the government said it aims to reduce heating by 1 degree Celsius in public and private residential buildings by the second half of 2022, while reducing heating times by 1 hour per day.
The government said it plans to cut national gas consumption by 2.6 billion cubic meters by 2022, and this amount will increase to nearly 11 by 2025.
Russia delivered less gas to Europe on Wednesday in a further escalation of an energy dispute between Moscow and the European Union, which will make it more difficult and expensive for the bloc to fill storage for the winter.
Germany, the largest economy in Europe and the largest importer of Russian gas, has been particularly affected by supply restrictions.
Asked about possible efforts to secure gas for Germany, Italian Minister of Ecological Transition, Roberto Cingolani, said that this requires broad cooperation from European partners.