Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi won a confidence vote in the country's Senate but emerged badly bruised.
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi won a confidence vote in the country's Senate on Wednesday, but emerged badly bruised.
Despite his calls for unity, lawmakers from three parties boycotted the vote: the powerful 5-Star movement; center-right Forza Italia and the far-right League.Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said the events represented"a black page for Italy," in a tweet.And former Prime Minister Enrico Letta criticized the outcome as"madness.""On this day of madness, Parliament decides to go against Italy," he wrote on Twitter.
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