ROME (AP) — The Latest on discussions to form a new government in Italy (all times local):
7:40 p.m.

The law professor tapped as Italy’s next head of government has confirmed the country’s place in the European Union and international affairs, but says his first priority is to be the “defense lawyer of the Italian people.”

Premier-designate Giuseppe Conte received a mandate Wednesday from President Sergio Mattarella to try to form western Europe’s first populist government.

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