Italy’s rival populist leaders summoned for coalition talks
Luigi Di Maio of the 5-Star Movement and Matteo Salvini of the anti-migrant League will meet the president.
Italy’s president has summoned rival populist leaders to see if they have nailed down a coalition deal, more than 10 weeks after elections led to a political impasse.
Luigi Di Maio, who leads the 5-Star Movement, and Matteo Salvini, head of the anti-migrant League, have separate appointments to brief Italy’s head of state, President Sergio Mattarella, at the Quirinal Palace.
Both ran for premier in March 4 elections for the Italian parliament. With neither side willing to cede to the other, it is expected they will suggest that Mr Mattarella should appoint someone else as premier.
The 5-Star Movement became the parliament’s largest party, but fell some way short of a majority.
