(AFP) Talks between Italy’s anti-establishment Five Star Movement and the Democratic Party resumed on Saturday after a quarrel that had threatened to stop the nascent coalition in its tracks.
Tensions remained however on the hot-button issue of migration, a highly emotive subject in Italy, where hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and poverty have washed up in recent years after crossing the Mediterranean.
The parties, former foes who have agreed to govern together to prevent Italy going to early elections, were tentatively up-beat after policy discussions, which were also attended by premier-designate Giuseppe Conte.
“We have taken some steps forward,” said Graziano Delrio, lower house leader of the Democratic Party (PD).
