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Italian government sets parliamentary election for March 4

The Italian government on Thursday set March 4 as the date for electing the next parliament, formally launching what is shaping up to be an especially bruising campaign, The Associated Press reported.

Italian government sets parliamentary election for March 4

Italian government sets parliamentary election for March 4

STEPANAKERT, DECEMBER 29, ARTSAKHPRESS:The agency reminds that the general election was scheduled after President Sergio Mattarella dissolved the sitting legislature, following a meeting in Rome with Premier Paolo Gentiloni and the leaders of both houses.

During his end-of-the-year news conference earlier Thursday, Gentiloni counted the Democratic Party-led government's survival through a full five-year term — albeit under the leadership of three premiers — as an accomplishment.

According to the source, a key issue in the upcoming campaign will be Europe's migrant crisis. Italy, one of the first stops for new arrivals, has struggled to cope with the thousands who fled poverty, conflict and oppression, mostly from the Middle East and Africa.


     

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