20-08-2019 20:03 via theguardian.com

Italy and Matteo Salvini face uncertainty after PM’s resignation

President could call snap election, seek new coalition or install caretaker government“This government ends here,” said Giuseppe Conte, as he announced his resignation as Italy’s prime minister on Tuesday. After almost two weeks of twists and turns, what happens next is far from clear.The president, Sergio Mattarella, is now calling the shots in a crisis triggered when Matteo Salvini pulled the plug on the League’s tenuous relationship with the Five Star Movement (M5S) in
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