Craxi Resigns as Italian PM but Chance for Coalition Remains
The fractional Republican split pressures Bettino Craxi to quit as premier, yet a new coalition is possible and elections could follow. The crisis dampens Rome’s ties to U S missile policy, jeopardizes the Reagan Gorbachev summit, and fuels regional tension from Tunis to Jerusalem amid Middle East diplomacy collapse.
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Craxi resigns as Italy’s stable ally amid Lauro hijack row
Rome AP reports former premier Bettino Craxi, once praised as Europe’s most stable ally of the United States, resigns amid criticism over Italy’s release of PLO official Mohammed Abbas linked to the Achille Lauro hijacking. He had steered a center-left coalition through austerity and arms talks, and confronted labor unions while keeping troops in Beirut.
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