‘Super Mario’ pushes government coalition

Former European bank chief Mario Draghi agreed Wednesday to try to form a nonpolitical government to steer Italy through the coronavirus pandemic after last-ditch negotiations among political parties failed to produce a viable governing coalition.

The task won’t be easy, though, given that the populist party with the most seats in Parliament said it won’t support a Draghi government.

President Sergio Mattarella turned to the man known as “Super Mario,” who’s credited with saving the euro during Europe’s debt crisis, after talks failed to find broader support for caretaker Premier Giuseppe Conte’s coalition.