Senate voting on Renzi reform resumes

(ANSA) - Rome, July 29 - The Senate resumed voting Tuesday on a slew of 7,800 amendments after a meeting of party whips failed to produce an agreement that would break an ongoing deadlock between opponents and supporters of Premier Matteo Renzi's hotly contested Constitutional reform bill.
    "Attempts at mediation failed," Senate Speaker Pietro Grasso said.
    "I did everything possible in favor of any solution at all, but must regretfully concede we must resume voting".
    The Senate proceeded to reject one of the 6,000 amendments filed by the opposition Left Ecology Freedom (SEL) party.