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- Italian law professor Giuseppe Conte is tipped to be announced as the country’s new prime minister.
- Conte will be the figurehead of the uneasy coalition between the country’s populist parties, the Five Star Movement and the Lega Nord.
- The parties have been thrashing out an agreement since last week, but are set to present their plans for government to Italy’s president, Sergio Mattarella, on Monday.
