Date | 8 August 2019 – 5 September 2019 |
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Location | Italy |
Type | Parliamentary crisis and government formation |
Cause | Withdrawal of League's support to Giuseppe Conte's government |
Participants | M5S, Lega, FI, PD, FdI, LeU, Aut, Mixed Group |
Outcome |
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The 2019 Italian government crisis was a political event in Italy that occurred between August and September 2019. It includes the events that follow the announcement of the Minister of the Interior and leader of the League, Matteo Salvini, that he would revoke League's support of the cabinet and ask the President of the Republic to call a snap election. This provoked the resignation of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte,[1] and resulted in the formation of a new cabinet led by Conte himself.[2]