Italian President rejects PM Mario Draghi’s resignation

Italian President, Sergio Mattarella rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi and asked him to address parliament to get a clear picture of the political situation.
Draghi decided to formally resign after the second largest force in his coalition, the Five Star Movement (M5S) boycotted a confidence vote on the government’s relief bill to combat soaring prices in the Senate.
In an official statement after their meeting at the Quirinale Palace, Mattarella’s office said that “the president has not accepted the resignation,” Xinhua reported. Mattarella has invited Draghi “to appear before Parliament for communications, in order to have an assessment of the situation … in its proper forum,” the statement specified.
According to Xinhua, Draghi is now expected to address the lower house and the Senate next Wednesday, according to the local media as the crisis broke out after weeks of tensions mounting within the broad coalition supporting Draghi’s national unity government which was formed in February 2021.