Updated July 21, 2022 at 10:26 ET
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Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned on Thursday after a collapse in support among his coalition supporters, which plunged the country into uncertainty as it struggles with rising inflation and the economic slowdown.
President Sergio Mattarella must now decide whether to ask party leaders if they can form a new parliamentary majority to avoid early elections. Inter-party animation that gathered Wednesday before a Senate vote indicated a new majority is unlikely.