ROME, Jan 28 — Italy today sought to accelerate the process of electing a new president after days of deadlock that has paralysed Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s government, but parliament remained bitterly divided.
Due to coronavirus restrictions, parliament had initially scheduled only one round of voting per day. But as a Berlusconi loyalist known for her opposition to abortion and same-sex unions, she is controversial and unlikely to secure the required majority of votes. But the so-called centre-left bloc, including the Democratic Party and the populist Five Star Movement, decried a “serious error” of choice and boycotted the morning vote.
But “as the stalemate continues and the political backdrop becomes more toxic, the main beneficiary could end up being either Mario Draghi or President Sergio Mattarella”, noted Wolfango Piccoli of the Teneo consultancy. This money is in turn dependent on a tight timetable of reforms — notably to the tax and justice systems, and public administration — that many fear will be derailed without Draghi’s hand on the tiller.
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