Enrico Costa has said that he quit
as regional affairs minister on Wednesday because he could not
have his foot "in two shoes".
The ex-minister, who looks set to leave the centrist
Popular Area (AP) party, had threatened to quit if a 'ius soli'
(law of the soil) bill granting citizenship to immigrant
children went ahead.
It was postponed till the autumn but Premier Paolo Gentiloni
said Tuesday it was still a priority.
Interviewed by three dailies, Costa said that he wanted to
"build a bridge with the centre right" of ex-premier Silvio
Berlusconi's Forza Italia, which he was previously a member of.
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