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Italy’s Prime Minister Draghi announces resignation
Mario Draghi, Prime Minister of Italy, takes part in a Senate debate
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Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi wants to resign. He announced this before the Chamber of Deputies in Rome.
Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi is about to make another offer of resignation. “Against the background of last night’s vote in the Senate, I ask that the session be adjourned because I will go to the President of the Republic to inform him of my decision,” Draghi said on Thursday in the Chamber of Deputies in Rome. It could be that he submits his resignation to Head of State Sergio Mattarella again.
According to the Italian news agency Adnkronos, Draghi received a standing ovation in the plenary hall. “Central bankers use their hearts too, thanks for all the work,” he said. According to the news agency, Draghi Mattarella wants to announce his decision, the session of the parliament is suspended until then Adnkronos.
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