Italy’s Di Maio quits 5Stars, leading to party split Foreign minister says he can no longer support the party because of its stance on sending weapons to Ukraine.
Italy: foreign minister leaves 5-Star to form new group backing PM
Luigi Di Maio’s move comes after he accused 5-Star leader Giuseppe Conte of undermining government support for Ukraine
Italy Foreign Minister Di Maio quits 5-Star to form new group
Italy's Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Tuesday he was leaving the 5-Star Movement to form a new parliamentary group backing the government of Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
Italian foreign minister accuses own party of 'immaturity' over Ukraine
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Sunday accused his own 5-Star Movement party of undermining government efforts to support Ukraine and weakening Rome's standing within the European Union.