Democratic Party (PD) leader Matteo
Renzi dismissed assertions that his failure to work on forming a
coalition with parties on the left of the political spectrum
contributed to the centre left's poor showing in many
local-election run-off votes at the weekend.
"The debate on the coalition puts voters to sleep and it is
not needed," Renzi said.
"The coalition does not decide victory in itself. The
candidate, the leader, the area are what decide defeat or
victory in the run-offs.
"Coalitions are not a subject to entertain the Italians with
for the next 12 month," he added, with general elections set to
take place early in 2018 at the latest.
"What they are interested in is what we do on taxes.
Coalitions fascinate those working in the political world".
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