Italy's Conte looks for outside backing after Renzi quits government

Reuters ^ | January 15, 2021 | Crispian Balmer, Angelo Amante

[Dr. Franklin]

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resisted calls to resign on Thursday after a junior coalition party pulled out of his government, stripping him of a parliamentary majority in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, Conte signalled he wanted to take his fight for survival to parliament, with his main coalition partners backing plans to try to find so-called “responsible” lawmakers from among opposition ranks to prop up the administration.

On Monday he will address the Chamber of Deputies on the crisis and what is sure to be a fiery debate will be followed by a vote of confidence that should provide an indication of whether he can battle on.

If he survives that vote, an even tougher one will come the following day in the upper house Senate, where cobbling together a majority looks more difficult. Former premier Matteo Renzi plunged the country into political chaos on Wednesday when he withdrew his two ministers from the cabinet, presenting a long list of grievances over how Conte had handled the health emergency and the economy.

Renzi has left open the door to returning to the fold so long as a new policy pact could be worked out, but his one-time partners said they wanted nothing more to do with him.

“We cannot return to the negotiating table with him,” said Vito Crimi, head of the co-ruling 5-Star Movement.

[Dr. Franklin]

It gets covered up in English language news, but Renzi had demanded control of the secret services (spy agencies) portfolio or he would attempt to bring down Conte's government. (The literal translation from Italian was that he demanded that Conte "sell" him these ministries.) This relates to covering up what Obama really did with $400,000 in cash purportedly sent to Iran.

[stanne]

Whole lotta scurrying going on up top

[Jed Eckert]

This guy has some more info on Italy:

BardsFM. Italy story starts at about the 3 min. mark.

Other good info in the 20 min. podcast.

[AFB-XYZ]

This thing is getting really weird(er). It’s like a bunch of cockroaches scurrying around underneath a newspaper that was laid down on the coffee table.

[Dr. Franklin]

The government in the netherlands has also resigned:
https://news.yahoo.com/dutch-government-resigns-over-child-085331348.html
This could be related.

[SaxxonWoods]

This is just business as usual for Italy.

Italy has had more than 50 governments since World War II, but the nation’s well-established bureaucracy tends to hold the state together despite the political instability. http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-203106

[Dr. Franklin]

This is just business as usual for Italy.

You missed the Obama Renzi connection. Pompeo was just in Italy and people were reportedly arrested. The U.S. embassy in Rome was in the middle of stealinig the election using Leonardo SpA.

[Jed Eckert]

For those who missed it here's the Pompeo story:

IS THAT SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO IN ITALY MAKING ARRESTS?

From the story :"...William Lynn III in Rome, Italy, former head of Leonardo Defence’s U.S. Division, now admitted as the bridge to upload the vote switching from President Trump to Joe Biden."

[Dr. Franklin]

Thanks for the link and photos!

That man is the spitting image of William Lynn III, [Obama’s former undersecretary of defence] in Rome, Italy, former head of Leonardo Defence’s U.S. Division, now admitted as the bridge to upload the vote switching from President Trump to Joe Biden.
https://richardsonpost.com/howellwoltz/20087/mike-pompeo-in-italy-making-arrests/

[Hennible Cobb]

Thank you for a very revealing link. This is a very important story that is not being told in our country. Later it will be a vital part of the big picture. We appreciate.