Political scenarios for Italy -------------------------------- Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella is consulting with parliamentary groups to see if a new coalition can be formed following the resignation of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte -------------------------------- Right-wing coalition Matteo Salvini (above) and his League party – most popular party in Italy – could form alliance with Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia and Giorgia Meloni’s extreme-right anti-immigration and anti- LGBT Brothers of Italy -------------------------------- Red-yellow coalition Luigi Di Maio (above) and Five Star Movement could form alliance with rival Matteo Renzi’s centre-left Democratic Party. Coalition could pass 2020 budget, and avert VAT sales tax hike that could plunge Italy into new recession -------------------------------- “Ursula option” Centrist government led by former PM Romano Prodi (above), including Democratic Party, Forza Italia and Five Star Movement – parties that backed election of Ursula von der Leyen for presidency of European Commission -------------------------------- Giorgia Meloni (above) is staunch admirer of Marine Le Pen in France and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary -------------------------------- Voter shares of coalitions (Aug 12 poll) Right-wing coalition 46.5% Red-yellow coalition 44.8% -------------------------------- Caretaker government Mattarella (above) could ask parties to form “institutional” government between Five Stars, Forza Italia and small parties on left -------------------------------- Snap election If none of above gets majority -------------------------------- Sources: Poll of 802 voters by GPF, Politico, Reuters Pictures: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS 215 words