The floor of the Senate will vote on the scheduling of work related to the government crisis at 18:00 on Tuesday (Italian time), the conference of Upper House whips decided on Monday. The crisis was triggered by Deputy Premier and League leader Matteo Salvini last week calling for a snap election, saying the ruling majority no longer exists after a dramatic split in votes over the TAV Turin-Lyon high-speed rail link. The political parties are divided over how things should proceed, with the League wanting things to move fast so early elections can be held in the autumn after it presented a motion of no-confidence in Premier Giuseppe Conte in the Senate. The League's former government partners in the 5-Star Movement and the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) do not want the procedures to be rushed.
We spoke to Mediaset journalist, Giuseppe Brindisi, Italian PD Senator elected in the overseas constituency, Francesco Giacobbe, Five Star Movement sympathiser, Francesco Raco, and also heard from our listeners.
