Draghi Wins Support for His Pandemic Fight, Economy Priorities

  • Prime minister sought lower house backing after Senate win
  • Government to focus on EU integration, vaccination campaign

Mario Draghi

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Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is set to focus on the country’s economic reboot and its fight against the coronavirus pandemic after winning cross-party support for his government’s priorities in parliament.

Draghi secured a broad majority in a Lower House confidence vote Thursday despite the defection of some lawmakers from the Five Star Movement, the biggest party in parliament, a similar result to the same vote in the Senate on Wednesday.