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5-Star Movement (M5S) leader Luigi
Di Maio said Sunday that President Sergio Mattarella's decision
to reject the nomination of Paolo Savona as economy minister was
"incomprehensible".
"In that case it is no use voting, the same people always
decide (on who governs)," Di Maio said on Facebook.
"There is a big problem in Italy that is called democracy.
"In this country you can be a condemned criminal, a tax-fraud
convict, you can be (Foreign Minister Angelino) Alfano, you can
have done crimes against the civil service, you can be under
investigation for corruption and you can be a minister.
"But if you have criticised Europe, you cannot be economy
minister in Italy. But it doesn't end here".
M5S bigwigs are considering a bid to impeach Mattarella,
sources said Sunday.
The anti-establishment movement is referring to Article 90 of
the Constitution, the sources said.
This states that "the President is not responsible for the
actions performed in the exercise of his duties, except for high
treason and violation of the Constitution, for which the
President can be impeached by the Parliament in joint session,
with an absolute majority of its members".
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