An election would threaten Italy's ability to pass a budget by the end of the year
’s Luigi di Maio. It is not surprising that he pulled his support from Giuseppe Conte, the prime minister, in a bid to trigger an election and win the job for himself. Just now, however, an election would be a grave mistake for Italy and Europe.
That might seem unfair. After all, the composition of parliament does not reflect public opinion. But this is a precarious moment for Italy . Its economy is feeble, with growth this year expected to be just 0.1%. Its immense government debt, of more than 130% of, is the greatest single threat to the euro zone. An election would take months, threatening Italy’s efforts to pass a budget by the end of the year.
A second reason to delay lies in Rome. Mr Salvini has spent the past year relentlessly undercutting and upstaging theOn some issues, such as the conflict over a high-speed-rail tunnel that precipitated the fall of the government, theand the League are diametrically opposed. Mr di Maio deserves a chance to show whether his party can govern.
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