Lower House Speaker Roberto Fico on
Monday called for the parties in parliament to have talks to try
to form a new government after last month's inconclusive general
election.
"The parliamentary parties must have dialogue all the way to
try to resolve the problems that afflict the country - from the
fight against poverty to corruption and ending workplace
accidents," Fico told RAI radio.
"I hope the parties dialogue to form a government that in the
end manages to solve these problems".
Fico is a member of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement
(M5S), which was the top single party in the general election
and says it should lead the next government.
The centre-right coalition has more seats in parliament as a
whole though.
Neither the M5S nor the centre right has majority in
parliament.
The centre-left Democratic Party (PD), which was pounded in
the election, has said its manifesto is incompatible with the
proposals of the M5S and the centre right and intends to be in
the opposition in the new parliament.
The M5S, meanwhile, has ruled out negotiations with Silvio
Berlusconi's Forza Italia (FI), the second-biggest party in the
centre right.
If the parties do not reach an agreement for a new
government, fresh elections may be necessary.
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