Italy is bracing itself for fresh elections on September 25 after the government of national unity led by Mario Draghi collapsed at the end of July. The former President of the European Central Bank and Goldman Sachs managing director Draghi had lost support of the once-anti-establishment Five Star Movement, the League and Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia. These three parties failed to back him in a confidence vote on his leadership triggering a government crisis that ended with President Sergio Mattarella calling for snap elections.