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[After receiving the Senate's vote of confidence to form the government] A month ago I would never have believed it.

— Giuseppe Conte

[Dopo aver ricevuto la fiducia al Senato per formare il Governo] Un mese fa non ci avrei mai creduto.

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Conte ottiene la fiducia al senato?, euronews.it, 5 June 2018.

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