European Commission Vice-President
Frans Timmermans has said that he was "not worried" about the
"difficult result" of Italy's general election.
Although no coalition or individual party gained a working
majority in parliament, the big winners of Sunday's vote were
the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) and the rightwing,
anti-migrant League.
The M5S and the League, which together won around 50% of the
vote but are not allied, have both adopted Euroskeptic
positions.
"Italy is a very strong nation, I'm sure that it will make
it," Timmermans said in an interview with Le Figaro.
"In part it is a reflex from Italian disillusionment with
Europe.
"It is necessary to take it as an appeal for a jump start for
the EU and draw good conclusions.
"We also have to ask ourselves: how can we reinvent democracy
so that the European people feel comfortable?".
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker "is
closely following the developments following the vote in Italy"
EC spokesperson Margaritis Schinas said Tuesday.
"We reiterate our confidence in the Italian president".
President Sergio Mattarella will have a major role in the
formation of a new government as he will decide who to whom to
give a mandate to try to form one.
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