ROME - Italy’s Education Minister Lorenzo Fioramonti said Thursday he has resigned in a letter sent to the Italian premier, after the government failed to increase funding for schools and universities in next year’s budget. In a Facebook post, Fioramonti confirmed he sent his resignation letter Monday evening after the final parliament approval of the 2020 budget law. The resignation represents a new headache for the uneasy coalition government formed this year by his party, the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, and the centre-left Democrats. Fioramonti had pledged to quit unless education spending was increased by at least 3 billion euros. He has pledged to keep supporting Premier Giuseppe Conte in parliament, where he is a lower-house deputy,

Source: thestar December 26, 2019 10:30 UTC