The Minister of Foreign Affairs sees “very difficult” for the Italian Government to be able to move forward
The resulting political instability not only has effects within the country. It also weakens Italy’s international position at a time of great tension due to the invasion of Ukraine ordered by Vladimir Putin, who has found a staunch detractor in the figure of Mario Draghi. Luigi di Maio, Minister of Foreign Affairs, openly acknowledged this Friday when he confessed that “his heart cries” when he saw how he celebrated “the weakening of one of the most powerful democracies in the world, Italy”, the vice president of the Russian Security Council , Dmitry Medvedev.
Di Maio assured that “in Moscow they are toasting” to the crisis of the Rome Executive and considered “very difficult” that the Cabinet led by Draghi will be able to continue in the last year and a half. “Italy runs the risk of being left without a government and going to early elections,” said the head of Italian diplomacy. For NATO and for the Western front that supports Ukraine, Draghi’s possible departure is not good news.
This political crisis weakens him and casts doubt on the maintenance of Italian military aid to kyiv, highly criticized by the leader of the 5 Star Movement (M5E), Giuseppe Conte, who demanded a more neutral position from Draghi. European concern about what happened in Rome was clearly expressed by Manfred Weber, president of the Group of the European People’s Party in the European Parliament: «Europe needs a stable government in Rome. The M5E extremists have made an irresponsible and incomprehensible decision.”
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