Conte says won’t quit politics after end of mandate

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said he plans to remain in politics when his term at the helm of government ends, saying he “can’t see a future without politics”, in an interview published Monday in Italian daily La Repubblica.

“Politics isn’t just founding a party or running for office; there are thousands of ways to participate in the political life and contribute to one’s country,” Conte said.

Conte said he intends to contribute as a “builder” and said “I’m not divisive”.

Conte was a law professor largely unknown to the public before being picked to head the 5-Star Movement (M5S)-League coalition government was that formed after the 2018 general election.

He is now the head of a new executive, featuring the M5S and centre-left Democratic Party (PD) and two other smaller groups, after League leader Matteo Salvini pulled the plug on his first government in August.

 

Via ANSA