Premier Giuseppe Conte on
Wednesday voiced confidence the government will last the full
five years.
Speaking to Bloomberg TV in Davos, he said "we are a strong
coalition and the 5-Star Movement and the League have a great
sense of responsibility.
"We are working strenuously, there is a united spirit and I
am very confident we can last five years".
Conte also ruled out any change to the make-up of the
government.
Addressing the World Economic Forum later, Conte said
"there is a key word around which we have built our political
vision and (government) activity, and that word is 'THE PEOPLE'.
He recited in Italian the part of the Constitution that says
sovereignty belongs to the people.
"We must give a response to all this", he said.
Conte said that "we need a new humanism", a "radically new"
vision of politics which "focuses on human beings, families, and
communities.
"This is the Europe we are dreaming of. A Europe of the
people, made by the people and for the people".
Conte told the WEF that "European public opinion has for
years considered the 'European project' as the instrument to
tackle these challenges and protect from their negative impact"
but today "it is calling into question its validity and
credibility".
The reality of the euro created growing public debt, and
budget frugality slowed GDP growth, Conte said.
Italians have been "patient" with the EU for many years,
trusting to European political and technical institutions, Conte
said.
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