A wave of exits from Silvio
Berlusconi's Forza Italia (FI) continued on Wednesday with MP
Rossella Sessa quitting the centre-right party in protest after
it helped bring outgoing Premier Mario Draghi's national unity
government to an early end.
Parliament has been dissolved for snap elections on September 25
after FI and its allies in Matteo Salvini's League failed to
back the executive in a confidence vote last week, along with
the 5-Star Movement (M5S).
Ministers Mariastella Gelmini, Renato Brunetta and Mara Carfagna
have also left the party following that move, as have a number
of MPs.
Sessa said her resignation from the party was "necessary" after
it pulled is support for Draghi's government.
"I remain convinced that the crisis, primarily determined by
allies' decisions, went against the interests of the moderate
world, of companies, of citizens and of southern Italy, where
levels of investments not seen in 20 years risk being halted,"
she said.
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