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Italian PM Giuseppe Conte to step down, accuses his minister of rebellion

But Conte may not be ready to step aside just yet - he also savaged Matteo Salvini's demands for a snap election

Giuseppe Conte, Italy's prime minister, addresses the Senate in Rome, Italy, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019. Alessia Pierdomenico/ Bloomberg
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Giuseppe Conte, Italy's prime minister, addresses the Senate in Rome, Italy, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019. Alessia Pierdomenico/ Bloomberg

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Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will hand his resignation to the Italian president later on Tuesday after telling lawmakers that his deputy’s self-interested and irresponsible rebellion means the administration can’t continue.

But Conte may not be ready to step aside just yet — he also savaged Matteo Salvini’s demands for a snap election. Conte could stay in office and thwart Salvini’s power grab if he can stitch together a fresh majority and persuade head of state Sergio Mattarella to give him a second shot at governing.

In a speech to the Senate, Conte lashed out at Salvini, saying it isn’t in

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