Italy’s far-right, Five Star jostle as government talks fail

Italy's far-right, Five Star jostle as government talks fail

Matteo Salvini, leader of the far-right League party leaves after a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella on the second day of consultations with political parties to try to form a new Italian government after inconclusive elections last month Anti-establishment and far-right leaders stood firm Thursday in a battle for the upper hand after talks with the president on who can lead a new Italian government fell flat.

Five Star Movement (M5S) leader Luigi Di Maio called on right-wing leader Matteo Salvini to ditch coalition partner Silvio Berlusconi, and "change Italy" with the M5S.

Di Maio’s M5S, Italy’s largest single party […]

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