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Italy's LEU party says will not support a Draghi govt with the League

  • There are issues that make us incompatible with the presence of parties like the League. We have been very clear and I think this has been appreciated.
  • Draghi, who received a mandate to form a new government with broad parliamentary support, is holding talks with parties to muster a majority in the highly fragmented parliament.
Published February 5, 2021 Updated February 5, 2021 06:14pm
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ROME: Italy's left-wing LEU party will not support a government led by former ECB chief Mario Draghi if the coalition includes the right-wing League, the group said on Friday.

"There are issues that make us incompatible with the presence of parties like the League. We have been very clear and I think this has been appreciated," LEU's Senate leader Loredana De Petris told reporters after meeting Draghi.

Draghi, who received a mandate to form a new government with broad parliamentary support, is holding talks with parties to muster a majority in the highly fragmented parliament.