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Thursday, August 29, 2019

Italy gets new governing coalition, avoiding new election Wed Aug 28,2019

Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement and center-left Democratic Party reached an agreement Wednesday Aug 28,2019 to form a new government following the collapse of the country's nationalist-populist coalition.

The deal avoids a new election that could have brought hard-right leader Matteo Salvini to power. Salvini had pushed for new elections, pulling his nationalist League party's support from Five Star's governing coalition.

Five Star and the Democratic Party had been political enemies, but their leaders overcame their differences to strike the deal.

They told President Sergio Mattarella that Giuseppe Conte, who averted a no-confidence vote tabled by Salvini by resigning last week, should return to lead the new government

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