Italy’s new coalition government between the Five Star Movement (M5S) and the Democratic Party (DP) is confirmed, with numerous critics questioning its possibility to last long.

The two parties are longtime enemies, and critics speculate that the coalition is prone to part ways because of the hard-line immigration measures pushed by Matteo Salvini, the former interior minister.

Italy was diving into trouble a month ago when Salvini pulled back from the coalition with the Five Star Movement (M5S), as he tried to misuse his party’s prevalence to constrain snap elections and hold onto his prime-ministership. However, his strategies tarnished his popularity lately.

Following two weeks of negotiations, on Wednesday, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte declared his team of ministers. The list incorporates, Roberto Gualtieri as finance minister, Luciana Lamorgese as interior minister, and lastly Luigi Di Maio serving as the foreign minister.

On Tuesday, the parties announced a 26-point program that would support the legislation. At the highest priority on the rundown was a guarantee to utilize the upcoming budget plan to stimulate financial development, yet also, guarantee that it would not imperil public funds.

Italy has the second-biggest debt load in the EU as an extent of monetary output, and the settlement called for more prominent flexibility from Brussels to defeat the “unnecessary rigidity” of existing budgetary rules.

The two parties promised to provide minimum pay, avoid VAT sales, and increase education funds, research, and welfare. The plan also called for a web tax on multinationals and forming public bank to help support growth in the south. Source: – The Guardian/BBC