Italy’s biggest party splits up over Ukraine support

Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio quits Five Star Movement because of its refusal to back military assistance for Ukraine, though Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s governing coalition retains comfortable majority

Luigi Di Maio, left, speaks to Giuseppe Conte. Picture: BLOOMBERG/ALESSIA PIERDOMENICO

The move is the biggest political shake-up in Draghi’s government since he became premier last year, though it doesn’t threaten his majority in both houses of parliament, where his coalition has a comfortable majority. Conte has indicated he intends to continue to support the government. Five Star “had the duty to support the government without ambiguity,” Di Maio said. “At this historical juncture, supporting European and Atlanticist values cannot be considered a fault.”

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