Mario Draghi was a godsend for Italy. But the high-profile parties have made it difficult for him to govern. Now the technocrat no longer wants to. Politics is in shambles.
Mario Draghi is tired of the party leaders’ power games – his departure would be a heavy loss for Italy.
Mario Draghi’s resignation is a disaster for Italy. Under the former central banker, the country was able to win back the confidence of the markets and regain credibility on the international stage. Rome clearly sided with the United States in the Ukraine war and once again assumed a leading role in Europe. But now the country is once again where it has been far too often in recent years: facing a political shambles.