Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy …

In the middle of the conflict with Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, Giuseppe Conte resigned as Italian Prime Minister. Conté said today will submit his resignation to the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, after the crisis of open government in the country between the Five Star Movement (M5S) and the far right League.

"The current crisis undermines the action of this government that stops here (…) I take this opportunity to make known that I would submit my resignation to the President of the Republic as head of government, "said Conté during an intervention in the Senate, after the head of the League Salvini had put a motion of no confidence against him and demanded early elections.

Conté delivered a very harsh speech against Salvini, accusing him of opportunism and "institutional irresponsibility", after triggering a crisis "that has led the country to a spiral of political and financial uncertainty ". According to the Prime Minister, Salvini's attitude was due to "personal interests and those of the party". He decided to put an end to the governance alliance between the League and the M5E.

Italy "does not need people who ask for full powers, but leaders with a sense of responsibility and institutions", Conte said referring to the full powers demanded by Benito Mussolini in 1922 and ending with fascism. "On a number of occasions, he invaded the land of other ministers, criticized them and broke the union of the government team," the prime minister summed up after announcing that "this government has come here. "

Salvini is at the center of criticism for his harsh anti-immigration policy. The Interior Minister refused the landing at Open Arms, the ship carrying 107 migrants who has been in the Mediterranean for 18 days. Faced with Italy's refusal, an attempt was made to reach an agreement between six European countries to accommodate them.
. Spain had proposed in previous days to sail the ship in a Spanish port, which the humanitarian ship had declared "impracticable".