ROME: Italy's coalition parties vowed on Wednesday to patch up their differences and govern for four more years, after Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte sacked a junior minister involved in a corruption scandal despite resistance from the League party.
Armando Siri, a League transport ministry undersecretary and economic adviser to Salvini, was put under investigation last month for allegedly accepting a bribe from a wind farm entrepreneur who has been linked to the Mafia.5-Star had insisted Siri should go, while Salvini argued he should remain in government until proven guilty in court.
He added that even if, as opinion polls suggest, the League fares much better than 5-Star at the EU elections, he will not push for a cabinet reshuffle to give his party greater clout. The tensions have pushed up Italy's borrowing costs, with the gap between its benchmark bond yields and safer German Bunds increasing on Wednesday to the widest in more than two months. The spread narrowed partially after Siri's dismissal and the parties' pledges to plough on together.
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