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Matteo Renzi's resignation temporarily 'frozen' by Italian president
Source: The Guardian
Matteo Renzi's resignation temporarily 'frozen' by Italian president
PM to stay in office for at least a week as Sergio Mattarella
resists opposition calls for snap election after referendum
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome and Angela Giuffrida in Catania
Monday 5 December 2016 21.50 GMT
Matteo Renzi will remain in office for at least a week after Italy’s head of state asked the centre-left prime minister to “freeze” his resignation temporarily until the senate passed a 2017 budget.
Renzi met Sergio Mattarella on Monday at the presidential palace – the Quirinale – in order to formally submit his resignation following a stunning defeat in a referendum on Sunday. Renzi was expected to step down immediately but his departure could now be delayed until Christmas.
Mattarella signalled that he will not call snap elections in response to the referendum results, putting him on a collision course with populist and rightwing parties that want a new poll to be called right away.
The Sicilian head of state said he believed it was important for Italy’s institutions to respect “commitments and deadlines”, and that they worked hard to find solutions that were worthy of the “demands of the time”.
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PM to stay in office for at least a week as Sergio Mattarella
resists opposition calls for snap election after referendum
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome and Angela Giuffrida in Catania
Monday 5 December 2016 21.50 GMT
Matteo Renzi will remain in office for at least a week after Italy’s head of state asked the centre-left prime minister to “freeze” his resignation temporarily until the senate passed a 2017 budget.
Renzi met Sergio Mattarella on Monday at the presidential palace – the Quirinale – in order to formally submit his resignation following a stunning defeat in a referendum on Sunday. Renzi was expected to step down immediately but his departure could now be delayed until Christmas.
Mattarella signalled that he will not call snap elections in response to the referendum results, putting him on a collision course with populist and rightwing parties that want a new poll to be called right away.
The Sicilian head of state said he believed it was important for Italy’s institutions to respect “commitments and deadlines”, and that they worked hard to find solutions that were worthy of the “demands of the time”.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/05/matteo-renzis-resignation-frozen-by-italys-president