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Italian President Sergio Mattarella (left) shakes hands with Premier Giuseppe Conte during the swearing-in ceremony for Italy's new government at Rome's Quirinale Presidential Palace today
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ITALY finally has a new coalition government after tense negotiations saw pro-Europe compromise candidate Giovanni Tria chosen as the country’s finance minister.
The populist Five Star and far-right League capitulated to the demands of the markets in agreeing to Italian President Sergio Mattarella’s veto of Eurosceptic politician Paolo Savona.
They had previously called for Mr Mattarella’s impeachment over the decision, yet backed down after four days of talks to form a coalition government and avoid early elections.
From Reform UK to Trump, Orban and beyond, the far right is organised across borders and growing. Waiting for it to collapse is a fatal error – building an international, locally rooted left alternative is now an urgent necessity., argues ROGER McKENZIE
On the 80th anniversary of liberation from Nazi-fascism, left forces in Italy mobilise against genocide, armament, and the Meloni government, reports ANA VRACAR
