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Inconclusive Italian election leaves contest for governing party

2018-03-06 0 Dailymotion

Now for a look at stories making headlines around the world and we start with the Italian general election.<br />The results of have produced no clear outcome as to who will govern the country and has potentially set the stage for weeks of political wrangling. <br />For more on this and other international news we turn to Ro Aram…<br />Aram… what can we expect now that the election is over? <br /><br /> Well Semin… the question now is how a government will be formed and which parties will join forces to make that happen. <br /> Sunday's elections resulted in a hung parliament, but the populist Five Star Movement and anti-immigration League party did manage to muscle out the governing center-left Democratic party.<br />That resulted in the governing bloc's leader and former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to resign as party leader.<br />But he did say the PD would have no part in the new administration, adding that it would sit as the opposition. <br />The leaders of the top two anti-establishment groups, meanwhile, are poised to engage in complex talks to form the next government. <br /> Five Star Movement came out as the largest single party with a third of the vote, but the center-right coalition ended up with the most seats. <br />This has resulted in the leaders of both groups claiming a right the take the helm, sparking fears of prolonged political instability.<br />Both share the same anti-EU sentiment, as well as the same views on certain domestic matters.<br />But neither side appear willing to take the small chair at the table.<br /> Whoever ends up governing Italy will be on a collision course with the EU, especially France and Germany.<br />The leaders of both countries are pushing for a more immigrant-friendly Europe, but will likely face resistance from the euro zone's third-largest economy. <br />

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