Premier Mario Draghi told his cabinet on Thursday that he was quitting after Senators from the 5-Star Movement (M5S), a key part of his ruling coalition, failed to take part in a confidence vote on a government decree. He then went to the Quirinal Palace in Rome to give his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella.
Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella, however, did not accept his resignation.
It seems likely that Italy will have early elections in the coming months.
Draghi’s administration was formed early in 2021 to address the COVID-19 pandemic and manage almost 200 billion euros in grants and low-interest loans from the European Union for Italy’s National Resilience and Recovery Plan (NRRP) after ex-premier Conte’s second government collapsed.
