Matteo Renzi

prime minister of Italy

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Matteo Renzi served as the prime minister of Italy from 2014 to 2016. He was born in 1975. Prior to his premiership, Italy had seen other leaders such as Mario Monti, an economist who served as prime minister from 2011 to 2013, and Mario Draghi, who served as prime minister from 2021 to 2022 and also as president of the European Central Bank.123

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PD Prime Minister Matteo Renzi had proposed a constitutional referendum that promised to significantly reduce the power of the Senate, and early polling indicated that Forza Italia members were open to the proposal. Berlusconi came out strongly against the referendum, however, and it was overwhelmingly defeated in December…
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PD Prime Minister Matteo Renzi had proposed a constitutional referendum that promised to significantly reduce the power of the Senate, and early polling indicated that Forza Italia members were open to the proposal. Berlusconi came out strongly against the referendum, however, and it was overwhelmingly defeated in December…
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…2014, however, as Florence mayor Matteo Renzi called an intraparty vote to challenge Letta. PD members overwhelmingly backed Renzi, and Letta submitted his resignation to Napolitano on February 13. Renzi was given approval to form a government, and he was sworn in as prime minister on February 22, 2014. At…
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…2014, however, as Florence mayor Matteo Renzi called an intraparty vote to challenge Letta. PD members overwhelmingly backed Renzi, and Letta submitted his resignation to Napolitano on February 13. Renzi was given approval to form a government, and he was sworn in as prime minister on February 22, 2014. At…
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