Italia Viva (IV) withdrew its support for the Conte II Cabinet on 13 January 2021, triggering a government crisis.[3] The government subsequently won motions of confidence in both chambers of Parliament with the abstention of IV,[4][5] but reached only a simple majority in the Senate, indicating that it lacked an overall majority.[6] Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte thus tendered his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella,[7] who began a round of discussions with various parties to form a new government.