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August 29, 2019

New Coalition Government May Be Formed in Italy
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Italy is on the verge of forming a new government that could leave the
far-right, anti-immigrant leader Matteo Salvini out of power. On
Wednesday, two rival political parties - the Five Star Movement and the
Democratic Party - reached a deal to form a new coalition government.
This comes after Salvini attempted a power grab last week by withdrawing
his support for the ruling right-wing populist coalition, leading to the
resignation of Italy's prime minister.


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