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Deputy Premier, Interior Minister
and League leader Matteo Salvini said "ask my friends in the
5-Star Movement" on Wednesday when asked if the coalition
government was set to continue.
The League-M5S government has been hit by a series of big
arguments, including a row over whether Transport Undersecretary
Armando Siri, a League member, should quit after he was put
under investigation in a corruption probe and measures to help
the city of Rome with its big debts.
"I've made the commitment not to respond to provocation,"
Salvini added.
"Today I've read five to 10 statements against me.
"The League ministers and lawmakers have been told not to
reply.
"As far as I'm concerned, I'll keep working for Italy in the
coming years and I hope the others want to work too".
Fellow Deputy Premier and M5S leader Luigi Di Maio played
down talk of the government collapsing.
"Let's stop the rows. The government will keep going for four
more years," said Di Maio, who is also labour and industry
minister.
"This is an executive that can really change things and we
believe in it".
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