Italy heads to early election after Draghi’s coalition fails

By NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCES D’EMILIO
Associated Press

ROME (AP) — Italy is headed for an early election after its president accepted Premier Mario Draghi’s resignation and decided there was no possibility for cobbling together another government. The election was set for Sept. 25. The demise of Draghi’s coalition and the uncertainty of what Italian voters will decide has dealt a destabilizing blow to the country and Europe amid rising inflation and Russia’s war in Ukraine. President Sergio Mattarella said he was resorting to early elections because the lack of support for Draghi also indicated there was no possibility of forming another government that could carry a majority of lawmakers.