Italy's Chaotic Government Quest Puts Spotlight on the President
- President Mattarella due to announce decision on premiership
- Populists’ candidate Conte rocked by controversy over CV
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Italian President Sergio Mattarella takes center-stage as he weighs whether to give law professor Giuseppe Conte a chance to lead a populist government following a last-minute wobble over the candidate’s suitability for the post.
Conte, 53, was nominated as prime minister by Luigi Di Maio of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement and Matteo Salvini of the anti-immigrant League. But a flurry of reports in Italian media on Tuesday cast doubt on Conte’s premiership before it even began, with questions raised over his curriculum vitae.