(22 Aug 2019) Italy's Democrats, Parliament's largest opposition force, say it's worth trying to form a new government to shut out the right, led by euroskeptic nationalist Matteo Salvini. Salvini yanked his League party's support from Premier Giuseppe Conte's populist government, triggering its collapse earlier this week and leaving President Sergio Mattarella with the crucial task of deciding whether to declare the end of the legislature, forcing elections 3½ years early.
"We told the President of the Republic (Sergio) Mattarella that we are available and for him to see if it is possible to form a different majority (in parliament) and therefore to begin a new political phase," said Democratic Party chief Nicola Zingaretti, speaking at a press conference in Rome.
He added, "we are concerned by the enormous difficulties our economy has, by the increasing social inequalitY."
Any new coalition critically would need support from the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, whose leaders meet with Mattarella later in the day.
Salvini is demanding new elections.
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