5-Star Movement (M5S) Premier
Candidate Luigi Di Maio said Monday that the anti-establishment
group will work with parties willing to back its programme if it
fails to win the upcoming Italian election with a working
majority in parliament.
"If we obtain 40% in the elections, we will be able to govern
alone," Di Maio told Radio Capital.
"If we don't, on the evening of the elections, we will make a
public appeal to the other political parties that entered
parliament, presenting our programme and our team.
"And we will govern with who is up for it".
He subsequently stressed that this does not mean the M5S is
willing to form a government coalition with other parties.
The M5S, is set to run alone at the election, without any
alliance partners, has repeatedly ruled out making compromises
with Italy's traditional parties, which it accuses of being to
blame for corruption and economic decline.
"Our idea is to present our government team before the
election," he said.
"On the evening of the election, we will make an appeal to
the political parties to get together on issues, not an exchange
of posts.
"So let's make it clear. We are eliminating the words
alliance and coalition from the dictionary".
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