Second Conte government

The second Conte government was the 66th government of the Italian Republic and the second government led by Giuseppe Conte. The government was sworn in on 5 September 2019, and lasted until 13 February 2021. The second Conte government had the lowest average age of its members in the history of the Italian Republic. The government was supported by the anti-establishment and populist Five Star Movement (M5S) and the centre-left Democratic Party (PD), along with the left-wing parliamentary group Free and Equal (LeU). On 17 September 2019, the centrist party Italia Viva (IV), which splintered from the PD on that day, announced its support for the coalition government. The government was referred to as the "yellow-red government" (governo giallorosso), based on the customary colours of the main supporting parties. On 13 January 2021, after weeks of disagreements within the government coalition, the two ministers of IV resigned from their posts. Having lost the full support of one of the parties forming the government, Prime Minister Conte resigned on 26 January 2021.