Anti-establishment 5-Star Movement
(M5S) leader Luigi Di Maio on Thursday proposed a meeting of all
party Whips to overcome difficulties in reaching a deal on
parliamentary Speakers, who are to be voted on after parliament
convened Friday.
Di Maio, whose party scored highest in the March 4 general
election, said "in the last few hours we have noted that there
are difficulties in the process leading to identifying the
Speakers of the Houses."
He said "for this reason we propose a new meeting between the
Whips of all the political forces to re-establish a fruitful
dialogue in order to assure a correct process for identifying
guarantee figures as Speakers."
M5S former Senate Whip Danilo Toninelli went on to say that
"talks are going forward for those who want to go forward."
He said the talks with the caucuses included Silvio
Berlusconi's Forza Italia (FI).
FI is proposing former its Senate Whip Paolo Romani as Senate
Speaker but the M5S has vetoed his candidacy because of a
criminal probe into a suspected cellphone misdemeanour.
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