Question: Which country Prime Minster Giuseppe Conte has resigned after losing his Senate majority?
(a) Italy
(b) Poland
(c) Spain
(d) Romania
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- On 26 January 2021, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has resigned after losing his Senate majority.
- The uneasy coalition has led Italy since September 2019.
- The resignation is crucial as the country is battling the pandemic and a recession.
- He tendered his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella, the ultimate arbiter of Italian political crises, who invited him to stay on in a caretaker capacity pending discussions on what happens next.
- Italy was the first European country to face the full force of the Covid-19 pandemic.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay