Elections Are Coming: Salvini Pulls Plug On Italian Government At Long Last

It was a long time coming, but after months of internal strife, Italian strongman Matteo Salvini has finally pulled the plug on the fractious coalition with Five Star. "The government no longer has a majority", Salvini said Thursday. "Elections are the next step". This was tipped on Wednesday and all but confirmed earlier in the session. Salvini had threatened to meet with President Sergio Mattarella, a precursor to dissolving Parliament, in the event Giuseppe Conte didn't acquiesce to League'

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