Italy’s anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) and its far-right partner, the League, appeared to be on the verge of signing a government deal on Thursday after overcoming outstanding divisive issues. However, they gave no hint over which party would lead the alliance.
Luigi Di Maio, the leader of M5S, emerged from a meeting with the League’s counterpart Matteo Salvini saying a pact could be sealed by Thursday evening.
“I think we will close the contract this evening,” he said. “This afternoon we will get contributions that will allow us to adjust the document for style and technicality.”
On the question of prime minister, he said: “We are still working that out”.
Both leaders said the final policy document would be put to their voters before being submitted to the president, Sergio Mattarella, who has the final say on the contract, prime minister and cabinet lineup.
