The chairperson of Italy’s anti-establishment Five Star (M5S) party has called for a fresh voting in June to resolve who will govern the country.
Talks to form a coalition control have so far failed following an inconclusive vote in March that saw M5S draw the most votes.
“At this point, for me there is no other solution. We be enduring to go back to the polls as soon as possible,” Luigi Di Maio said in a appointment on Facebook.
The March 4 election also saw big gains for the center-right alliance led by the anti-immigrant Lega faction. The center-left Democratic Party (PD) suffered heavy losses to come third.
Lega is headed by Matteo Salvini, who is also bossman of the center-right alliance. In his Facebook post, Di Maio appealed to Salvini to ally his push for a snap election in June.
“Since parties are afraid of switch, then let the citizens choose between revolution and restoration,” he said.
Di Maio has ordered previously that he would only strike a coalition with Lega if Salvini left his electoral ally Forza Italia, which is led by former Prime Legate Silvio Berlusconi. Salvini has so far resisted that call.