Italy’s President Summons Populists’ Candidate for Prime Minister
- Law professor Giuseppe Conte to meet head of state Wednesday
- Five Star, League leaders confirmed candidacy to president
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Italian President Sergio Mattarella summoned premiership candidate Giuseppe Conte, a Florence law professor, for talks on Wednesday afternoon, the head of state’s office said in a statement.
Conte, 53, who will be received at 5:30 p.m, was nominated as prime minister by Luigi Di Maio of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement and Matteo Salvini of the anti-immigrant League.