Renzi Has a Few Jobs Remaining Before He Resigns

On the eve of his resignation, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will seek to rally his divided party and map out its future strategy in the aftermath of a crushing referendum defeat.

As Renzi addresses senior members of the Democratic Party on Wednesday afternoon, discussing options such as a grand coalition, the Senate will hold a confidence vote to clear the final hurdle of the 2017 budget — a step President Sergio Mattarella insisted on before Renzi formally steps down. The lower house has already approved the budget.

In his last hours in power, the 41-year-old premier will be looking into ways to preserve his political legacy while fielding attacks by dissidents who had campaigned openly for a ‘No’ vote in Sunday’s constitutional referendum. Those critics are now emboldened by the fact that Italians rejected Renzi’s signature reform by an unexpectedly wide margin.

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