Italy to hold September polls after Draghi resigns

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 23, 2022 12:06 am

ROME: Italy's President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament Thursday (Friday in Manila), triggering early elections, which could bring the hard right to power after the country's warring parties toppled reformer Prime Minister Mario Draghi.

Elections will take place on September 25, a government source told Agence France-Presse, while the internationally-respected Draghi will stay on as head of government until then.

EXTREME MEASURE This handout photo taken and released on July 21, 2022, by the press office of the presidential Quirinale Palace shows Italian President Sergio Mattarella signing the decree to dissolve the Parliament in front of Italy’s resigning Prime Minister Mario Draghi (unseen). Draghi resigned on Thursday, July 21, 2022, after the country’s fractious parties torpedoed his national unity government, kicking off a snap election campaign that could bring the far-right to power. AFP PHOTO

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