Rome: Mario Draghi, Italian Prime Minister handed in his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday.
He submitted his resignation to the President, who asked him to remain in office in a caretaker capacity.
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However, there was no official confirmation if the president would move to dissolve the parliament or if there would be a call for early elections.
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The move by Draghi has said to be opening an early election that might take place in October.
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It may be mentioned that the government in Italy crumbled on Wednesday as three of Draghi’s main partners snubbed a confidence vote he had called to try to end divisions and renew their fractious alliance.
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“In the light of the vote taken by the Senate last night … I am on my way to the president of the republic to inform him of my intentions,” Draghi told the lower house of parliament.