Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta asked to resign
- 10 years ago
Italian Prime Minster Enrico Letta is being asked to stand down.
He's being blamed by the Democratic Party -- the latest in the ruling coalition -- for failing to pull Italy out of it's economic slump.
He had come under fire for the slow pace of economic reforms in the country, after being appointed in April 2013 to lead the cross-party coalition.
The Party overwhelmingly supported a call by its its 39-year-old center-left leader Matteo Renzi by a vote of 136 votes to 16.
Democratic Party Politician Alfredo D'attorre:
(SOUNDBITE) (Italian) DEMOCRATIC PARTY POLITICIAN ALFREDO D'ATTORRE, SAYING:
"We consider the work of the Letta government to be at an end, even though we have positive things to say about the work that his government has carried out... But we will start this crisis motion and the procedure to start a new government."
The vote came at the end of a leadership committee meeting, which Letta did not attend. He said he wanted his part
He's being blamed by the Democratic Party -- the latest in the ruling coalition -- for failing to pull Italy out of it's economic slump.
He had come under fire for the slow pace of economic reforms in the country, after being appointed in April 2013 to lead the cross-party coalition.
The Party overwhelmingly supported a call by its its 39-year-old center-left leader Matteo Renzi by a vote of 136 votes to 16.
Democratic Party Politician Alfredo D'attorre:
(SOUNDBITE) (Italian) DEMOCRATIC PARTY POLITICIAN ALFREDO D'ATTORRE, SAYING:
"We consider the work of the Letta government to be at an end, even though we have positive things to say about the work that his government has carried out... But we will start this crisis motion and the procedure to start a new government."
The vote came at the end of a leadership committee meeting, which Letta did not attend. He said he wanted his part