Italy's center-right opposition told President Sergio Materella on Thursday that it was "impossible" to work with the current parliament after former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's Italy Viva party lost its overall Senate majority following the defection. The situation is affecting homes and businesses, League leader Matteo Salvini said in a joint statement after talks with FDI leader Georgia Maloney and Euphoria leader Silvio Berlusconi.
He said he had full confidence in President Matarella's "wisdom", and that Nationalist League and FDI leaders Salvini and Maloney, as well as former Prime Minister Berlusconi, were demanding his resignation and holding elections. That they will win according to the referendum.