Italy votes in local elections, a test for Renzi's ruling party
- 9 years ago
Italians are voting in local elections which are set to gauge the popularity of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s centre-left Democratic Party (PD) after a year and a half in office.
Renzi is hoping to get a strong result to solidify support for his labour and education reforms.
His proposals have so far met with resistance from trade unions as well as the left wing of his party.
However, Renzi was quick to dismiss claims that the vote was a test of his own popularity.
Renzi: “Il voto delle Regionali non è test su di me” http://t.co/BKjrVllyqH pic.twitter.com/gRyPtG6KDQ— La Stampa (@la_stampa) May 30, 2015
Amministrative, seggi aperti fino alle 23 Renzi: ma non è un un test sul mio governo http://t.co/EZ7EXeb575 pic.twitter.com/SlWTI2mGcD— Corriere della Sera (@Corriereit) May 31, 2015
Currently, five of the seven regions are governed by the centre-left, while the anti-immigrant Northern League and former leader Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia hold the remaining two.
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Renzi is hoping to get a strong result to solidify support for his labour and education reforms.
His proposals have so far met with resistance from trade unions as well as the left wing of his party.
However, Renzi was quick to dismiss claims that the vote was a test of his own popularity.
Renzi: “Il voto delle Regionali non è test su di me” http://t.co/BKjrVllyqH pic.twitter.com/gRyPtG6KDQ— La Stampa (@la_stampa) May 30, 2015
Amministrative, seggi aperti fino alle 23 Renzi: ma non è un un test sul mio governo http://t.co/EZ7EXeb575 pic.twitter.com/SlWTI2mGcD— Corriere della Sera (@Corriereit) May 31, 2015
Currently, five of the seven regions are governed by the centre-left, while the anti-immigrant Northern League and former leader Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia hold the remaining two.
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