The Italian prime minister's resignation will not automatically trigger a snap election. It is now up to President Sergio Mattarella to decide on the way forward.
Hitting back at Conte's comments, Salvini said he would “do everything all over again” and defended his use of religion in political campaigns, which the prime minister had criticized. “I will always invoke the Virgin Mary to guide me,” he said.
The 5Stars, meanwhile, are reported to be in talks with the center-left Democratic Party to potentially form a new government. Such a tie-up would effectively oust Salvini's party from government. During the Senate debate, former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi of the Democratic Party renewed his invitation to “responsible parties" to form a national unity government. “Populism has failed in this country," he said.
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