1st LD Writethru: Italian PM Conte says he will resign after parliament debate
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ROME, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday announced he would resign after ongoing parliament debate.
"At the end of this debate, I will go to the president of the Republic to inform him about the end of this government's experience, and to present my resignations as prime minister," Conte told senators in a speech in early afternoon.
Conte's address to the upper house, and his announcement, followed the decision of far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini in early August to submit a no-confidence motion against the prime minister, with the declared aim of calling snap elections.
Salvini's anti-immigrant League party has been supporting the cabinet in coalition with anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) since the government was sworn in on June 1, 2018.
Addressing the senate on Tuesday, Conte said the League party's decision to present the no-confidence motion -- and practically triggering this crisis -- was "grave", and could have political and economical consequences for the country. Enditem
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