Italian president names interim prime minister until fresh election
by Associated Press in Rome from on (#3R4KA)
Sergio Mattarella asks former IMF economist Carlo Cottarelli to try to form a government
Italy's president has formally asked Carlo Cottarelli to try to form a government after quashing the hopes of the Five Star Movement and Lega to form western Europe's first populist government.
Sergio Mattarella turned to the former International Monetary Fund economist to run a technocratic government until a fresh election can be held. The president's office announced that he had given a mandate to Cottarelli to try to form a government after about an hour of talks on Monday morning.
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