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Italy political crisis: Ex-ECB Chief Draghi being asked to form new govt

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Former European bank chief Mario Draghi was positioned to lead what could quickly become Italy's next government after the Italian president concluded Tuesday that squabbling political parties failed in a last-ditch effort to form a new coalition and that the nation could ill afford fresh elections while engulfed in the Covid-19 pandemic.

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