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Italy has been plunged deeper into political turmoil after its president vetoed the appointment of a Eurosceptic finance minister, forcing the country’s populist prime minister-in-waiting to abandon attempts to form a government.

Sergio Mattarella, who was installed as president by a previous pro-EU government, has faced calls for his impeachment after he refused to accept a minister who called Italy’s entry into the eurozone a “historic mistake”.

His unprecedented rejection of 81-year-old Paolo Savona foiled a bid by the populist 5-Star Movement, the country’s largest party, to form a government with far-right partners the League.

The move provoked outrage from the two parties, who claimed the president had betrayed the state, and raised the likelihood of new elections in a country which has been without a government since an inconclusive national vote on 4 March.

“We were a few steps away from forming a government, and we were stopped because in our cabinet there was a minister who criticised the EU,” said 5-Star leader Luigi Di Maio.

“I want this institutional crisis to be taken to parliament… and the president tried,” he told state broadcaster RAI.

Mr Di Maio said charges could be brought under article 90 of the constitution, which allows members of parliament to vote on whether the president committed “high treason”.

If a majority voted in favour, the constitutional court would then be called to decide whether to impeach.

President Mattarella, who as head of state is supposed to be politically neutral, said he had approved of all proposed cabinet ministers except Mr Savona.

In a sombre televised speech in Rome, he said the economy ministry “always constitutes an immediate message of trust or alarm” for financial markets and as such he could not accept a minister who may “inevitably provoke Italy’s exit from the euro”.

“The uncertainty over our position has alarmed investors and savers both in Italy and abroad,” he added. “Membership of the euro is a fundamental choice. If we want to discuss it, then we should do so in a serious fashion.

“No one can claim that I have stood in the way of the formation of the so-called government for change.”

The president’s decision forced Giuseppe Conte to step down as proposed premier.

Mr Conte, a law professor and political novice who supports 5-Star, had been nominated to be prime minister by Mr Di Maio and League leader Matteo Salvini.

The two party heads had set aside a rivalry to open talks over forging a coalition, but each refused to back the other to lead the government.

President Mattarella has summoned a former International Monetary Fund (IMF) economist Carlo Cottarelli for a meeting on Monday, an indication he may he appointed as a stopgap prime minister as an 11-week political deadlock continues.

Mr Cottarelli would be a calming choice for the financial markets, which tumbled last week amid fears the mooted coalition would unleash a spending splurge and increase Italy’s already huge debt mountain.

But his appointment would be likely be only a short-term solution ahead of probable elections in the autumn.

Polls have suggested that the League, which won 17 per cent of the vote in March, would see its support surge in a new ballot, while support for 5-Star remains strong.

Mainstream centre-left and centre-right parties were seen losing further ground in the face of voter anger over the sluggish economy.

“If we’re not free to decide, better to go back to vote,” Mr Salvini told a rally of League supporters on Sunday.

He added: “If there’s not the OK of Berlin, Paris or Brussels, in Italy a government cannot be formed. It’s a folly, and I ask the Italian people to stay close to us because I want to bring democracy back to this country.”

The two populist parties have proposed to lower taxes, roll back planned pensions cuts, and increase welfare spending, at a cost of tens of billions of euros.

Their agreed joint programme also pledges to repatriate irregular migrants and block landlords from hosting those who have crossed the Mediterranean to safety.

Tags: 5-Star MovementGiuseppe ConteItalian politicsNorthern Leaguepaolo savonasergio mattarella
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