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Rome (Italy), Feb 4 (EFE), (Camera: Álvaro Padilla).- The outgoing Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte said he was confident that the former president of the European Central Bank (ECB) Mario Draghi would be able to form a political government rather that one formed by technocrats.FOOTAGE AND SOUNDBITES OF GIUSEPPE CONTE:"Yesterday I met with the person in charge of forming the (new) government, Mario Draghi. It was a long and very open meeting. At the end of it, I wished him a good job.""I expect a political government that is solid and has enough cohesion to take political decisions because the urgencies of the country require political actions."
Italian PM Giuseppe Conte arrives at the presidential palace, the Quirinale, to resign. IMAGES
In what Italy's prime minister said was 'not an easy decision,' PM Giuseppe Conte has put the country on lockdown for the holidays. Business Insider reports Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told reporters that experts fear there will be a jump in COVID-19 cases over Christmas. Italy wasn't the only European country to tighten restrictions over the holidays — the UK and Germany have both announced heightened coronavirus restrictions. Johns Hopkins University data reports that as of Saturday, Italy had recorded over 1.9 million confirmed cases of coronavirus since the pandemic began. Thus far, nearly 68,000 deaths from COVID-19 have been reported in Italy.
Italian foreign minister Luigi Di Maio arrives in Athens for a meeting with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias. IMAGES
The ministers of Italy's new coalition government are sworn in at the Quirinale presidential palace in Rome, drawing a line under a crisis sparked by the far right with a more moderate and pro-European line-up. IMAGES
The leader of Italy's Five Star Movement Luigi Di Maio arrives at presidential palace for a final round of consultations with the Italian president Sergio Mattarella. IMAGES
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