Prime Minister Matteo Renzi

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  Paolo Gentiloni Completes Long March To Power In Italy

  Paolo Gentiloni, the man named Sunday as Italy's new prime minister, is a trusted ally of his predecessor Matteo Renzi, to whom he owes his rise to the summit of national politics.

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  Paolo Gentiloni Named New Italy Prime Minister

  Paolo Gentiloni was named Sunday as Italy's new prime minister following reformist leader Matteo Renzi's resignation in the wake of a crushing referendum defeat.

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  Italy President Sergio Mattarella Pledges To Solve Government Crisis Fast

  Italian President Sergio Mattarella pledged on Saturday to act quickly to solve a government crisis prompted by Matteo Renzi's resignation as prime minister, with all major parties calling for elections as soon as possible.

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  President Sergio Mattarella Vows Rapid Moves To End Italy Crisis

  Italian President Sergio Mattarella indicated Saturday he would move swiftly to appoint a new government, saying the country had pressing issues to address following Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's resignation.

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  Barack Obama Tells Outgoing Renzi Italy Will Remain Close Ally

  US President Barack Obama called Italy's outgoing Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Tuesday to talk about this week's referendum and assure him that Italy will remain a close ally of the United States, the White House said.

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  Italy's Matteo Renzi Announces He Will Resign Today

  Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced he would resign at 1800 GMT Wednesday, three days after suffering a stinging defeat in a referendum on constitutional change.

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  Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi To Resign On Friday

  Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will hand in his resignation on Friday, a parliamentary source said, as President Sergio Mattarella seeks to slow the pace of an unfolding political crisis.

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  Barack Obama Has Called Italy's Matteo Renzi: White House

  US President Barack Obama on Tuesday called Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who formally resigned after a crushing referendum defeat, the White House said.

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  Italy President Tells Matteo Renzi To Delay Resignation Until Budget Approved

  Italian President Sergio Mattarella told Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Monday to put his planned resignation on hold until parliament had approved the 2017 budget, which could be done as early as Friday.

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  Italy President Asks PM Matteo Renzi To Delay Resignation For Budget

  Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Monday asked outgoing Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to delay his resignation for long enough to oversee the adoption of the country's 2017 budget.

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  Matteo Renzi To Resign After Referendum Rout, Leaving Italy In Limbo

  Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is set to resign on Monday after suffering a resounding defeat in a referendum over constitutional reform, leaving the euro zone's third-largest economy in political limbo.

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  Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi At Presidential Palace To Offer Resignation

  Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi arrived at the presidential palace in Rome late Monday to formally offer his resignation following a crushing referendum defeat.

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  Euro Under The Gun, Asian Shares Hit After Italy Votes 'No' On Reform

  The euro slid as much as 2.1 percent to 118.71 yen, but pared some of the losses to trade down 0.9 percent at 120.08 yen.

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  Nikkei Falls After Italian PM Quits, Euro Dives To 20-Month Low

  In forex markets, the 19-nation euro slumped to $1.0506 in early Tokyo trade, its lowest since March 2015, but it later rebounded to $1.0585.

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  Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi Quits After Crushing Referendum Defeat

  Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced early on Monday that he would be stepping down after losing a referendum on constitutional reform.