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Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi fell well short of the broad approval he wanted in the vote of confidence in the Senate. The right-wing parties Forza Italia of Silvio Berlusconi, Lega Nord of Matteo Salvini and the Five Star Movement abstained from voting, thus contributing to the failure of the government.
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Chaotic days in Rome: The 5-Star Movement has plunged the coalition government into crisis after staying away from a vote of confidence. Prime Minister Draghi announced his resignation, but President Mattarella refused.
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The government of Mario Draghi continues to claim that it is better prepared than its European neighbors for a halt of Russian gas supplies. In fact, it has already been able to reduce its dependence on Russia enormously. By the end of the year, it wants to fill its gas storage facilities to 90 percent.
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