Italy Political Crisis: 5-Star leader's call for snap polls sparks protests
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To Italy, where thousands of people marched through the streets of Naples showing support for 5-Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio. Together with other major parties, Di Maio is calling for President Sergio Mattarella to dissolve parliament immediately. Di Maio wants elections held on July 29th. It comes following an aborted attempt by the 5-Star Movement and right-wing League to form a government. The likelihood of a snap election had some market players fear for a de facto referendum on the single currency and Italy's role in the European Union. Our correspondent Natalie Carney reports.