This is ridiculous as the guy already tried to quit - theater
Italy Government On Verge Of Collapse After Coalition Members Abandon Draghi; Euro Tumbles
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Italy has had 19 governments, lasting on average just over 18 months. As such, Mario Draghi's government - which is about to collapse - is about to make it 20 failed government (but at least Draghi's 17 months lasted right in line with the average).
Moments ago, Italy's center-right League headed by Mtteo Salvini party indicated that it will join Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia in skipping a confidence vote over Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s government, assuring that Draghi's government will collapse leading to snap elections as soon as the fall.
The news follows a speech earlier on Wednesday, in which the former Goldman partner and ECB head indicated he was willing to stay on as prime minister if his coalition partners could guarantee "sincere and concrete support" for him to continue, and sought a vote of confidence.
Well, Draghi's partners couldn't reach an agreement, assuring that Draghi's government will fail the coming vote of confidence and ushering in fresh Italian elections, and sparking a fresh leg in the European government crisis, which takes place just one day before the ECB had leaked it could hike as much as 50bps.
Well, we can certainly remove that option, as there is no way Lagarde will tighten to 0% at a time when Italian bonds are about to implode on the spiking political uncertainty.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/italy-government-verge-collapse-after-coalitions-members-abandon-draghi-euro-tumbles