Italy’s political heavyweights dig in heels at government talks

Italy’s political heavyweights dig in heels at government talks

Italy’s major political players dug in their heels after meeting on Thursday with the president in Rome for talks on who can break the parliamentary deadlock and lead a new Italian government. Three of the country’s four largest parties have met President Sergio Mattarella as he attempts the difficult task of forming a government from the stalemate delivered by March’s general election.

Luigi Di Maio, head of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S), remains the only leader yet to speak with Mattarella after the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) and right-wing coalition partners — the League and Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia […]

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