“In view of tomorrow morning’s hearing, I have resigned from the Covid Commission and it will be up to me, finally, to speak in a way that sweeps away all the mud. If you want, you can follow my speech live streaming: connect tomorrow at 9:30 here on my channels!”: Giuseppe Conte, leader of the Five Star Movement and former prime minister, wrote this in a social media post, attaching an image of his resignation letter. The letter was addressed to the President of the Chamber Lorenzo Fontana and to the commission’s president Marco Lisei.
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“My resignation – Conte explains in the letter – is appropriate considering that, in the session of the same Commission convened on August 4, 2026, at 9:30 am, the undersigned will be heard in a hearing as Prime Minister at the time of the events under investigation.” And finally: “In order to avoid any possible situation of incompatibility, I therefore consider it necessary to resign from the position.”
In view of tomorrow morning’s hearing, I have resigned from the Covid Commission and it will be up to me, finally, to speak in a way that sweeps away all the mud.
If you want, you can follow my speech live streaming: connect tomorrow at 9:30 here on my channels! pic.twitter.com/kaJBxnOT8t— Giuseppe Conte (@GiuseppeConteIT) August 3, 2026
