A meeting between Premier Mario Draghi
and ex-premier and 5-Star Movement (M5S) Giuseppe Conte to clear
the air after Conte reacted furiously to reports, which Draghi
denied, that he had asked for his predecessor's ouster as M5S
chief, has been moved to Wednesday afternoon due to the
Marmolada glacier disaster the premier rushed to on Monday
morning.
The 'de-escalation' meeting will now take place on Wednesday at
16:30 at the premier's office, Palazzo Chigi sources said.
Conte has also moved an M5S national council meeting that was
due after the planned encounter with Draghi.
At least six people are dead and at least 19 missing after the
disaster at the iconic northern Italian glacier Sunday.
Draghi has firmly denied reports he asked M5S founder and
stand-up comic Beppe Grillo to remove Conte after the former
European central banker clashed with his predecessor as premier
over sending more arms to Ukraine.
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