Prime minister expected to be chosen from one of two populist parties after talks prove positiveThe Five Star Movement (M5S) and the League have edged closer towards forming a government in Italy in a move that would pave the way for a prime minister from one of the two populist parties. Matteo Salvini, the leader of the far-right League, and his M5S counterpart, Luigi Di Maio, said in a joint statement that talks early on Thursday on defining a government programme and setting priorities had been positive. Giancarlo Giorgetti, a politician with the League for more than 20 years who has been mooted as a potential prime minister, was also at the meeting, as was Vincenzo Spadafora, a deputy with M5S. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Luigi Di Maio, the Five Star Movement leader, gives a statement in Rome on Monday. Photograph: Stefano Montesi/Corbis via Getty ImagesSalvini, who has mostly campaigned on an anti-immigration platform, could potentially take the role of interior minister with Di Maio as foreign minister.

Source: The Guardian May 10, 2018 11:47 UTC