Italy’s 5-Star, opposition, clash over cabinet roles

Talks between Italy’s ruling 5-Star Movement and the opposition Democratic Party (PD) to form a new coalition government are at risk of failure over who should became the next interior minister, a PD spokesman said yesterday. The anti-establishment 5-Star party and centre-left PD, traditional political enemies, are trying to forge a government after 5-Star’s 14-month-old coalition with the right-wing League party broke down this month after months of infighting. The two parties are due to report back to President Sergio Mattarella today. If they have not sealed a deal by then, Mattarella will name a caretaker government and call early elections.