Government crisis: Italy's head of state Mattarella initiates the dissolution of parliament

After the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Italy's President Sergio Mattarella signed a decree dissolving the two chambers of Parliament.

Government crisis: Italy's head of state Mattarella initiates the dissolution of parliament

After the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Italy's President Sergio Mattarella signed a decree dissolving the two chambers of Parliament. That's what Mattarella said on Thursday evening in Rome. This means that there will be new elections in Italy.

The previous Prime Minister Mario Draghi had announced his resignation in the morning in view of a deep crisis in the governing coalition.

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