Daniela Santanchè resigns as Italy's tourism minister

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• – Daniela Santanchè resigns as Italy's tourism minister amid pressure from Giorgia Meloni following the defeat of the justice referendum.
• – Santanchè had faced ongoing legal troubles, including a case of alleged fraud against INPS and previous trials and investigations for false accounting and bankruptcy fraud.
• – Her departure marks the end of an era at the tourism ministry and comes as the government looks to renew its cabinet and shed the political embarrassment of ongoing judicial proceedings.