Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. File photoROME, Jul 16The mayors of 11 major cities in Italy, including Rome, Milan and Turin, called on Mario Draghi to continue to work at the head of the country's government. that their cities will not allow themselves a crisis at a time of «unprecedented efforts to revive the economy, implement public facilities and manage the social emergency.» The letter of the mayors was also signed by the mayors of Genoa, Venice, Florence and other major cities. authoritatively represented our country at the international level and once again showed dignity and scale in political and institutional terms… We mayors, who are called every day to complex management and solving problems that affect our citizens, ask Mario Draghi to go further and explain to Parliament the compelling reasons that require us to continue on Thursday, Italian President Sergio Mattarella did not accept Prime Minister Mario Draghi's resignation after a vote of confidence in the country's government was held in the Senate of the Italian Parliament in connection with the adoption of a decree with economic support measures. Despite the fact that the Council of Ministers received confidence, representatives of the 5 Star Movement (D5Z) refused to take part in the vote. After that, Draghi announced the termination of the existence of «a national majority that supported the government from the very beginning.» On Wednesday, Draghi will make an informational message in parliament. One scenario, according to local media and analysts, could be his resignation. The situation is complicated by the fact that the ruling coalition theoretically continues to have the necessary support in parliament even without the votes of the «Movement», but Draghi himself has previously stated that he is not ready to head the government if the «Movement» is not represented in it, nor does he intend to form a new one. the composition of the Council of Ministers, taking into account the new configuration of the majority. Meanwhile, five-star ministers continue to work in government, and leading representatives of the Movement said that their non-participation in the vote is not directed against the coalition as a whole, but against a specific decree.
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