Italy’s Democratic Party leader ready for coalition talks as snap election looms
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  • 18:25 22 August 2019

Italy’s Democratic Party leader ready for coalition talks as snap election looms

"We have demonstrated to the president our readiness to explore an alternative majority and launch a new political phase," Nicola Zingaretti told reporters, adding he wanted to offer an "alternative to the right that would have a new agenda and a broad parliamentary base.", ONA reports citing Sputnik.

The leader of Italy’s Democratic Party said after consultations with the nation’s president on Thursday that he was open to talks on forming a coalition that would confront the right.

President Sergio Mattarella gave major parties two days to agree on a caretaker government after Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte quit Tuesday citing differences in the ruling coalition of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) and the right-wing League.

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