Premier-designate Carlo Cottarelli
will return to see President Sergio Mattarella again Wednesday
morning, presidential councillor Giovanni Grasso said after the
PM-designate updated the head of State on the political
situation for three quarters of an hour Tuesday.
Cottarelli did not, as expected, present his list of
ministers for an interim government to steer Italy to fresh
elections later this year.
Growing support on all sides of the political spectrum for a
July 29 general election has put Cottarelli on standby, sources
said after the meeting with Mattarella.
After the meeting,in which Cottarelli updated him on the
political situation, Mattarella decided to take time to weigh
how much support there is for an election before the end of
July.
This will entail a quick round of consultations involving
Cottarelli, sources said.
The PM-designate will then report back to Mattarella
Wednesday morning.
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