Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has announced his resignation after the crisis unleashed in his government

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will hand in his resignation this afternoon After the crisis unleashed in his government coalition by one of its main partners, the Five Star Movement (M5S).

Draghi communicated this to the elements of his administration in the Council of Ministers in accordance with his circumstances today and will present his resignation to the President tonight. Sergio Mattarella.

His decision comes after M5S decided this morning No vote of confidence in the SenateIt is distancing itself from other partners in the National Unity Coalition, which Draghi will lead from February 2021.

“I want to announce it I am handing in my resignation this afternoon Before the President. “Today’s parliamentary vote is a very significant event from a political point of view,” Draghi told a ministerial meeting in Rome.

And he added: “The national unity that the majority has supported since the formation of this government is no longer there and the trust agreement that underpinned the government’s action has come to an end.”

Tragic He had already warned that he would not rule without the M5S. Despite the fact that his withdrawal from the coalition did not prevent his continuation, he continued to have the support of a comfortable parliamentary majority.

The last standoff between Draghi and Giuseppe Conte, the leader of the M5S, was precisely his predecessor Giuseppe Conte’s mandate for anti-inflation aid, which the “anti-caste” party considers “not enough”. Such as funding a garbage incinerator for the city of Rome.

But before that they had nasty disagreements over the suspicions of the M5S Continues to arm the Ukrainian opposition.

“These days, there is maximum commitment on my part to follow a common path, even to understand the demands made on me by political forces. The debate and vote in Parliament today is a testimony to that effort. Not enough,” lamented the economist.

Draghi took over as administrator in February 2021 To deal with the pandemic crisis, After Conte’s fall, he did so with a coalition that included all parties except Giorgia Meloni’s radical brothers in Italy.

“I have always said in my investiture speech in Parliament that this government should continue only if all the political forces have a clear vision that they can implement the plan of government that they have voted for,” he explained.

“This solidarity is fundamental to face the challenges of these months. These conditions no longer exist”, Draghi concluded before his ministers, thanking and encouraging them to be “proud” of the objectives achieved “at such a difficult moment”.

When Draghi resigns before Mattarella, he will be the one to decide the steps to follow They can rule from appointing someone else Or hold early elections, and not wait until the end of the legislature in March 2023, many political parties are demanding.

A general election favorite is Meloni, who is the only opponent to Draghi, who is rising in opinion polls and is already the country’s number one force.