Italy's Conte receives formal mandate to form new gov't

ROME, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday formally gave Giuseppe Conte a mandate to form a new government.

Conte, who became prime minister on June 1, 2018, announced on Aug. 20 that he planned to hand in his resignation to Mattarella, following leader of the far-right League party submitted a no-confidence motion against the prime minister.