Is it the end for the Italian government?

Italian Deputy Premier and Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini, left, and Premier Giuseppe Conte attend a press conference following a Cabinet meeting at Chigi Palace premier's office in Rome, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. (Maurizio Brambatti/ANSA via AP)

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (R) with Italian Deputy Premier and Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini. Source: AAP Image/Maurizio Brambatti/ANSA via AP

After the vote on the controversial high speed train (TAV) connecting Turin to Lyon split the government coalition, a possible political crisis appears to be on the cards.


Carlo Fusi, Rome-based editor in chief of the Italian newspaper Il Dubbio, analyses the current political situation in Italy.


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