Crisis driven by decision of coalition partner Five Star to sit out confidence vote
Italy’s coalition government is teetering on the brink of collapse after theFive Star, headed by the former prime minister, is a formerly anti-establishment party that has plummeted in the polls and lost parliamentarians since joining the government, hurt by policy U-turns and internal divisions.
“We are not taking part in the vote on this measure today … but this position of ours is not about confidence in the government,” said Mariolina Castellone, the leader of Five Star in the senate. Analysts suggested the beleaguered party was not trying to collapse the government but attempting to win back some of its lost support by doubling down on its principles before the scheduled 2023 general election.
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