国际英语资讯:Italys new govt survives final parliament challenge; 2020 budget debate awaits
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word="government">government</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 15 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p><span word="Conte">Conte</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="respectful">respectful</span>, <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="European">European</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="sidestep">sidestep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infighting">infighting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="plagued">plagued</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> 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word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contentious">contentious</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negotiating">negotiating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 2020 <span word="budget">budget</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="budget">budget</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="finalized">finalized</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="costly">costly</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="populist">populist</span> <span word="Five">Five</span>-<span word="Star">Star</span> <span word="Movement">Movement</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Stability">Stability</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Growth">Growth</span> <span word="Pact">Pact</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Conte">Conte</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="European">European</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="flexibility">flexibility</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="budgetary">budgetary</span> <span word="matters">matters</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relax">relax</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span>," <span word="Antonello">Antonello</span> <span word="Folco">Folco</span> <span word="Biagini">Biagini</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="historian">historian</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="La">La</span> <span word="Sapienza">Sapienza</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p>
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