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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte intends to hand in his resignation to the president on Tuesday after a morning cabinet meeting to inform his ministers, according to his office. This comes after weeks of political unrest in Italy, as they struggle with economic recession and the Coronavirus pandemic.
[News Alert] Italian PM #GiuseppeConte resigns in a bid to form a new, stronger government.
He has been criticised for his handling of the coronavirus crisis, in which more than 85,000 Italians have died. pic.twitter.com/Af4UoDnf58
— Asianet Newsable (@AsianetNewsEN) January 26, 2021
Of course, the public had a lot of opinions and took to Twitter to tell the world about them.
Interesting move from Italy this morning, PM Conte resigns while the nation remains crippled by COVID and a massive recession. Geopolitical instability could be on the horizon while Italy sorts a new government to take power. https://t.co/CjdFTCeR0K
— Deep Barot (@deepbarot) January 26, 2021
@RahulGandhi PM of Italy resigns after your recent visit. You have great influence in Italy but not so in India.
Breaking news…..@RahulGandhi to stand for PM of Italy. @Shehzad_Ind
— HolisterJames (@Worldcu55617750) January 26, 2021
What a strange country; they have votes of no confidence, their PM resigns owing to criticism and everything.Weird people.That would never happen here. 🇬🇧 Not with these thieves & liars! https://t.co/eHCrATFPQF
— Appropriate Energy 3.5% (@aprenco) January 25, 2021
.@BorisJohnson… given the action of Giuseppe Conte, why don’t you follow suit, seeing as your record on the #economy #Brexit and #coronavirus surpasses the achievements of the Italian PM? #ToryIncompetence #ToryLies https://t.co/nD0Vu9cu9G
— Andy Squibb (@SquibbmeisterUK) January 25, 2021
5 Countries had their leaders step down in the past 10 days.
Germany: Angela Merkel Steps DownItaly: PM Giuseppe Conte Party ResignsDutch/Netherlands: PM Mark Rutte & Party ResignEstonia: PM Juri Ratas Resigns
The plug has been pulled & the SWAMP is draining.MSM silent pic.twitter.com/7DPGAmEa6B
— NastyRabbitOrganics (@rabbit_nasty) January 17, 2021
