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Mario Draghi has achieved what almost no one would have expected of him in such a short time: in a week, the former president of the European Central Bank managed to bring together almost all the main political and economic forces in Italy.
The 73-year-old, who is often referred to as “Super Mario” in his home country, can now start assembling his cabinet of experts. If all goes well, the 67th government since the end of World War II could be sworn in early next week in Rome. This is followed by a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
“Five stars” deeply divided
The last hurdle was the approval of the left-wing populists of the “five-star” movement. The group around former cabaret artist Beppe Grillo is the strongest force in parliament and only gave the green light on Thursday night. In an online vote, 59.3 percent of party activists came out in favor of supporting Draghi.
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This means that the expert cabinet can count on all parties represented in parliament, with the exception of the neo-fascist “Fratelli D ?? Italia”. However, not all “five star” members will participate. The intransigent of the movement, Alessandro Di Battista, who had asked activists to vote against, announced his departure from the party. “For a long time I have not agreed with the decisions of the management, so I step aside,” wrote Di Battista, who is the founding father of “Cinque Stelle.”
Di Battista wrote on Facebook that he could not cope with the fact that his movement is entering into an alliance with arch nemesis Silvio Berlusconi, head of the right-wing conservative “Forza Italia.” That goes against the nature of the anti-elite party that emerged from the Five Stars. It cannot be ruled out that some “five-star” MPs will join him. About 50 of the 300 “five-star” MPs share Di Battista’s views.
Mario Draghi incorporated the “five stars” with the promise of creating a super ministry for the ecological transition. This is a large ministry that has to take care of the billions in investment that Italy will receive from the EU’s “Next Generation” reconstruction fund for the transition to a sustainable industrial system. This has been a long-standing requirement of the movement.
The minister
New government – familiar face: Luigi Di Maio, former five-star chief, remains in office as foreign minister. Daniele Franco, independent director general of the central bank, will be Minister of Economy. The new Justice Minister is Marta Cartabia, former president of the Constitutional Court. Giancarlo Giorgetti (Lega) is promoted to Minister of Industry, Luciana Lamorgese remains Minister of the Interior.
