Italy's Governing Options Ebb as Di Maio Clashes With Renzi
- Ex-premier Renzi’s opposition to dialogue impacts party stance
- Center-right win Friuli vote, may seek minority government
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Efforts to start government talks between Italy’s anti-establishment Five Star and the center-left Democratic Party were thrown into disarray as leaders of the two parties said dialogue was impossible, increasing the prospect of new elections in a few months.
Five Star head Luigi Di Maio signaled that discussions were no longer viable after Matteo Renzi, the Democrats’ former leader and ex-prime minister, said his party’s executive should reject talks at a meeting scheduled May 3.