Italy: Giuseppe Conte will again be Prime Minister after an agreement between the parties

After meeting with President Sergio Mattarella, Di Maio said that "the M5S will not escape its responsibility" and recalled that the movement was the most voted force in last March's general elections, with 33% voices.

"We have made commitments with the Italians and, whatever the cost, we will continue to maintain them", he said, quoted by the EFE news agency.

Di Maio said that "there are no solutions left or right but solutions" and that if Matarella orders Conte to form an executive, he will focus on a "political program" that meets to the needs of Italians.

The head of the M5S rejected the offer of the far-right League – with which he had ruled in coalition over the last few months – which offered him to overcome differences to continue governing the country and accused Matteo Salvini to be responsible for the political crisis.

"I calmly reject the League's offer and, despite this, I do not give up the work done during these fourteen months," Di Maio said.

Finally, he thanked the President of the United States, Donald Trump, who congratulated Conte on Twitter and expressed his desire to continue to lead the government. This recognition indicates that the M5S "is on the right track," he said.

Mattarella received political parties for two days during a second round of consultations and will now have to decide whether the country can have a new government with a strong parliamentary majority or whether elections should be held.