Draghi wins support of ex-Italian PM who triggered crisis

FILE - In this Thursday, June 5, 2014 file photo, the President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi speaks during a news conference in Frankfurt, Germany. Italy's weary president on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 tapped "Super Mario," arguably the world's most famous Italian, to resolve a festering political crisis that threatens the ability of the eurozone's third-largest economy to manage the coronavirus pandemic and recover from the worst recession since World War II. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Former Italian Premier Matteo Renzi arrives to brief the media after meeting Mario Draghi at the Chamber of Deputies in Rome, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. Mario Draghi has been working to secure the required backing in Parliament for him to govern. (Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP)

Leader of Brothers of Italy party, Giorgia Meloni, addresses the media after meeting Mario Draghi, at the Chamber of Deputies in Rome, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. Former European bank chief Mario Draghi agreed Wednesday to try to form a non-political government to steer Italy through the coronavirus pandemic after last-ditch negotiations among political parties failed to produce a viable governing coalition. (Roberto Antimiani/Pool via AP)

Former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi waves as he gets on a car after leaving the Chamber of Deputies following talks, in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 3021. Mario Draghi has agreed to try to form a non-political government to steer Italy through the coronavirus pandemic. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)

Outgoing Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte, center, leaves after meeting journalists outside Chigi palace Premier's office in Rome, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. The former European Central Bank chief, Mario Draghi, credited with helping to save the euro has now been tapped to lead Italy out of the pandemic and the worst recession since World War II. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Leader of the Democratic Party, Nicola Zingaretti, addresses the media after meeting Mario Draghi, at the Chamber of Deputies in Rome, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. Former European bank chief Mario Draghi agreed Wednesday to try to form a non-political government to steer Italy through the coronavirus pandemic after last-ditch negotiations among political parties failed to produce a viable governing coalition. (Riccardo Antimiani/Pool via AP)

Former Italian Premier Matteo Renzi arrives to brief the media after meeting Mario Draghi at the Chamber of Deputies in Rome, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. Mario Draghi has been working to secure the required backing in Parliament for him to govern. (Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP)