Law professor set to be new Italian PM

Updated May 22 2018 - 4:01am, first published 3:48am
Giuseppe Conte has been nominated by Italy's coalition to be the country's next prime minister.
Giuseppe Conte has been nominated by Italy's coalition to be the country's next prime minister.

Italy has edged toward its first populist government as the Eurosceptic 5-Star Movement and the right-wing League said a law professor with no political experience was their candidate to become the country's next premier.

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