Rival Italian Parties Make Progress in Bid to Form New Coalition
- Five Star, Democrats lawmakers held a meeting in Rome Friday
- Parties weigh unexpected alliance to hold off surging Salvini
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Italy’s center-left Democrats and anti-establishment Five Star Movement signaled progress in talks aimed at forming a coalition and putting an end to the political crisis that has left the country without a government since earlier this week.
President Sergio Mattarella, who holds the power to either appoint the next prime minister or call elections, gave them until Aug. 27 to put together a new parliamentary majority. Lawmakers from the two groups said the meeting in Rome on Friday was constructive and that no real hurdles stood in their way.