Tiziano Renzi, the father of
ex-premier Matteo Renzi, has "suspended himself" from the post
of secretary of the Democratic Party (PD) in Rignano near
Florence, the Corriere Fiorentino newspaper said. Renzi senior
sent a WhatsApp message to Florentine area secretaries saying "I
embrace you all. Enjoy your work, long live the PD". Tiziano
Renzi, under investigation for suspected influence peddling in a
probe into suspected graft at civil-service procurement agency
CONSIP, said he had stepped down on Monday. On that day a
Rignano PD executive meeting was postponed indefinitely. The
CONSIP probe has embarrassed former PD chief Matteo Renzi, also
because of the alleged involvement of his right-hand man, Sports
Minister Luca Lotti, who is suspected of revealing judicial
secrets in tipping off CONSIP head Luigi Marroni that there was
an ongoing investigation into the agency.
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