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| Florence mayor Matteo Renzi tipped to be Italy's youngest PM | |
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| Florence mayor Matteo Renzi is expected to be offered the chance to become Italian prime minister, as talks begin on forming a new government. | Florence mayor Matteo Renzi is expected to be offered the chance to become Italian prime minister, as talks begin on forming a new government. |
| President Georgio Napolitano is starting consultations following the resignation of Enrico Letta. | President Georgio Napolitano is starting consultations following the resignation of Enrico Letta. |
| He was ousted in a vote called by Mr Renzi at a meeting of their centre-left Democratic Party. The 39-year-old would be Italy's youngest prime minister. | He was ousted in a vote called by Mr Renzi at a meeting of their centre-left Democratic Party. The 39-year-old would be Italy's youngest prime minister. |
| Mr Letta was under increasing pressure over Italy's poor economic performance. | Mr Letta was under increasing pressure over Italy's poor economic performance. |
| After accepting the prime minister's resignation, Mr Napolitano's office said talks would begin with political leaders on finding a replacement. | After accepting the prime minister's resignation, Mr Napolitano's office said talks would begin with political leaders on finding a replacement. |
| The consultations would be conducted swiftly to find an "efficient solution" and they would conclude on Saturday, the statement added. | The consultations would be conducted swiftly to find an "efficient solution" and they would conclude on Saturday, the statement added. |
| Mr Letta's position became untenable once the Democratic Party backed a call for a new administration. | Mr Letta's position became untenable once the Democratic Party backed a call for a new administration. |
| Mr Renzi had argued that a change of government was needed to end "uncertainty". | Mr Renzi had argued that a change of government was needed to end "uncertainty". |
| A new government should take over until the end of the current parliamentary term in 2018, he said. | A new government should take over until the end of the current parliamentary term in 2018, he said. |
| He had accused Mr Letta of a lack of action on improving the economic situation, with unemployment at its highest level in 40 years and the economy shrinking by 9% in seven years. | |
| The Italian prime minister was also accused of failing to implement promised reforms of what is seen as an often corrupt and wasteful bureaucracy. | |
| Youth unemployment has risen and Italians have grown increasingly impatient of the slow pace of reform and the continuing decline of families' income and living standards. | Youth unemployment has risen and Italians have grown increasingly impatient of the slow pace of reform and the continuing decline of families' income and living standards. |
| Mr Letta, 47, only lasted 10 months in the post after forming a coalition government with the centre-right last year. | |
| The prime minister, who drove himself from the presidential palace after resigning, took to Twitter to thank "all those who have helped me". | |
| Angelino Alfano, leader of a centre-right faction that has been part of Mr Letta's government, gave a guarded response to Mr Renzi's plans. | |
| There was no guarantee that an attempt to form a new government under Mr Renzi would work, Mr Alfano said, adding he would not support a new administration whose policies were too left-wing. | There was no guarantee that an attempt to form a new government under Mr Renzi would work, Mr Alfano said, adding he would not support a new administration whose policies were too left-wing. |