Matteo Renzi on Wednesday
tendered his resignation as premier and that of his government
to President Sergio Mattarella after the 2017 budget bill was
approved and following a resounding defeat in Sunday's
Constitutional reform referendum. Mattarella "reserved (the
right) to decide and invited the government to remain in charge
for day-to-day business," a statement from the president's
office said. Mattarella will now hold talks with institutional
figures and Italy's political parties starting with the
parliamentary Speakers an former president Giorgio Napolitano at
18:00 Thursday to decide on a way forward from the government
crisis. He has said he is against a general election at least
until an electoral law is reformed following a Constitutional
Court ruling on it next month. Depending on what he hears,
Mattarella may appoint a short caretaker government or one with
a longer mandate.
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