ROME - A little-known lawyer charged with forming Italy's next Italian government -- after over two months of political uncertainty -- will on Thursday begin work on his cabinet. "The President of the Republic has tasked me with the role of forming a government," Conte told reporters on Wednesday evening after a nearly two-hour meeting with President Mattarella. - CV scandal -Almost immediately after being named as candidate for PM by the parties, Conte was plunged into scandal over doubts about his claims to have studied at some of the world's top universities. Duquesne University told AFP he attended as part of an affiliation with Villa Nazareth, an exchange programme, and did legal research but "was not enrolled as a student". Conte has not spoken publicly about the affair, but was staunchly defended by Salvini and in particular Di Maio.

Source: Bangkok Post May 24, 2018 05:37 UTC