Italy’s president is meeting former Central European Bank head Mario Draghi on Wednesday where he is expected to ask him to form a government.
It comes after party leaders failed to agree on a new coalition following the resignation of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte last week.
President Sergio Mattarella says Italy needs a “high profile government”.
Italy is still grappling with coronavirus and is also facing the worst economic crisis in decades.
The country has recorded 89,344 deaths, the sixth highest death toll in the world.
The president’s spokesman confirmed that the meeting with Mr Draghi would take place on Wednesday.
Mr Mattarella said he hoped the new government would have parliamentary backing. He warned that the only alternative would be to hold early elections but that would leave the country in a state of uncertainty, eAnsa news agency reports.
Italy’s 5-star movement says it will not back a government led by Mr Draghi, a senior party source told Reuters news agency.
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