Italy: new Conte government on the horizon

5-Stars Movement leader, Italian Deputy Premier and Labor Minister, Luigi Di Maio (L) and Secretary of the Italian Democratic Party (PD), Nicola Zingaretti Source: AAP Image/Angelo Carboni/Fabio Frustaci/ANSA via AP

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has been summoned by Italy's President Mattarella for a meeting on Thursday morning (Italian time), signalling that he will give him a mandate to form a new government.

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The Five Star Movement and the Democratic Party (PD) reached a coalition deal and are set to create a new government led by Premier Giuseppe Conte.

The new alliance has formed after a political crisis sparked by League's leader Matteo Salvini, who left the coalition government with an aim of seizing power.

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