The notion of League leader and
Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini trying to heal a government rift
by offering the premiership to 5-Star Movement (M5S) leader and
Deputy Premier Luigi Di Maio is "fake news", the M5S said
Friday.
The idea started circulating in centre-left opposition
Democratic Party (PD) circles and was picked up by several news
outlets.
"What some press organs are reporting is totally false," the
M5S said in a statement.
"Furthermore, none of the dailies contacted official M5S
sources with the aim of verifying this clamorous fake news.
"They fell into someone's trap, but we're used to that by
now.
"We're not interested in posts, we're not interested in
palace games".
The M5S reiterated that cutting the number of Italy's MPs and
Senators by 345 was "important" to them.
Salvini triggered a government crisis by saying the alliance
with the M5S was over after a dramatic split in votes on a rail
link with France, and his League tabled a no confidence vote in
Premier Giuseppe Conte.
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