Mario Draghi set to win the final parliamentary seal of approval for his government

Rome, Feb 18 (AFP/APP): Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi was set Thursday to win the final parliamentary seal of approval for his government, allowing him to focus on his country’s unprecedented health and economic crisis. After securing the overwhelming support of the Senate for his national unity government late Wednesday, the former European Central Bank (ECB) chief was lined up to obtain the backing of the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies. Draghi is taking over at a particularly difficult time for Italy, where the coronavirus pandemic has killed almost 100,000 people and sent the economy plunging by a record 8.9 percent last year. … Continue reading Mario Draghi set to win the final parliamentary seal of approval for his government