ITALY: Government To Resign
government io expected to maim today following
Soeuilvet Party Secretary Craxi'e re fugat to aaoept the Prime Mini* ter'e euggeetion that political fallout from the spreading Maeonie Lodge ecandal be minimised by reehuffling ministerial portfolios. '
The scandal has already forced the resignation of Justice Minister Sarti. Pressure la now building for Minister of Public Administration Darlda and Minister of Foreign Trade Manca to resign. II
gambit is intended to boost his party'ahe elections and help his own ambitions touture government. Craxi probably also is seeking to steal the spotlight from tho Communists--th* first- party to call for the government's resignation over the Masonic scandal. HA
Craxi is not likely to press his demands touccessor to the Forlani government until after the elections, in the interim, Forlani probably will be able to pieceew cabinet based on the existing four party coalition formula.
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