Mario Draghi says yes to leading Italy
Draghi ended his eight years as the helm of the ECB in 2019, and he’s kept pundits guessing on whether he would consider a role in Italian politics
03 February 2021 - 16:24
Former European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi accepted a request from Italy’s head of state to try to form a government that will tackle the twin emergencies of the coronavirus pandemic and a devastating recession.
Draghi, who played a pivotal role in steering Europe out of its sovereign debt crisis, took on the mandate of premier-designate with conditions — a normal procedure in Italian politics — after meeting head of state Sergio Mattarella at the presidential palace in Rome, secretary-general Ugo Zampetti told reporters...
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