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Rome, Jan 29 (EFE).- Italian President Sergio Mattarella pointed Friday to an incipient rapprochement among elements of the coalition government that collapsed at the start of this week and he asked the speaker of the lower house of parliament to mediate talks aimed at reconstituting that administration.(CAMERA: Antonello Nusca)
An Italian Democratic Party delegation led by Nicola Zingaretti attends talks at the Quirinale Palace with President Sergio Mattarella. Mattarella has begun discussions with political leaders on forming a new government following the resignation of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. IMAGES
Two weeks after leaving the governing majority, Senator Matteo Renzi arrives to speak with the Italian President on the ongoing political crisis. The prime minister resigned on Tuesday 26 January 2021 following a falling-out with a junior coalition partner that left him short of a majority in the Senate, the upper house of parliament. President Sergio Mattarella has been engaged in talks with party leaders to seek a way out. They are scheduled to run until Friday 29 January 2021. 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
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter spoke at a press conference at Joint Base Andrews, Washington DC on Wednesday to share the progress of the anti-ISIL coalition talks held the same day. He reiterated that the anti-IS campaign's primary focus was the downfall of Mosul and Raqqa but stressed that the rebuilding and governance of the territory was also a significant strategic priority.
Trade unions insist the current regulations are necessary to protect workers. According to the Prime Minister the reforms are essential to lift Italy's economy out of a perpetual stillness.