Italy PM quits to seek new govt as pandemic rages
(WorldNews Environment)

Rome: Prime Minister Giuseppe resigned Tuesday in the hope of forming a new government after weeks of turmoil in his ruling coalition, leaving as it battles the deadly coronavirus pandemic. He tendered his resignation to President , the ultimate arbiter of Italian political crises, who invited him to stay on in a caretaker capacity pending discussions on what happens next. The uneasy coalition that has led Italy since September 2019 was fatally weakened earlier this month by the withdrawal of former premier 's small but crucial Italia Viva party. Ahead of a key vote in parliament this week that he looked set to lose, Conte informed his cabinet on Tuesday that he would quit in what...