Italy 5-Star tells League it must decide on government by end of week
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, looking to break a prolonged political deadlock, said on Wednesday the far-right League must decide by the end of this week if it wanted to join forces in a new government.
Speaking after talks with the head of the upper house Senate, 5-Star leader Luigi Di Maio reiterated his refusal to join any coalition with the League's long-standing ally -- former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia (Go Italy!).
"5-Star is ready to sign a government contract with the League and not with all the centre-right," Di Maio said, telling League leader Matteo Salvini that time was running out. "He must take a decision this week."
(Reporting by Crispian Balmer; Editing by Gavin Jones)