Italy's Di Maio seen quitting as 5-Star leader in blow to government
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Luigi Di Maio will step down as leader of Italy’s co-governing 5-Star movement on Wednesday, a senior party source said, as it seeks to stem a wave of defections that threatens the government’s parliamentary majority.