The mayor of Florence, Matteo Renzi has been asked to form a new Italian government.
His party colleague says it would take several days to form a new coalition government, once he is given the mandate. Renzi also needs to present a plan of government to win votes of confidence in both houses of parliament. Former Prime minsiter Enrico Letta resigned on Friday, after being ousted in a vote called by Renzi at a meeting of their centre-left Democratic Party.
The ex-prime minister had come under increasing pressure over Italy’s poor economic performance, and Renzi argued that a change of government was needed to end the uncertainty. President Giorgio Napalitano held talks with leading polititians over the weekend to find a replacement for the post. If nominated, the 39-year-old Matteo Renzi will become Italy’s youngest prime minister.
