Italian President postpones government resignation

Italian President Sergio Mattarella asked Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to postpone the resignation of the government until next year's budget law is passed. This was reported by the press service of the President.

According to Ansa , the Italian Senate may pass the budget this week.

• Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced the resignation of the government after almost 60% of voters voted against the constitutional reform on December 4 in a referendum. The reform advocated by Renzi assumed a significant concentration of power in the hands of the government at the expense of the powers of the Senate and regional authorities.
• After the resignation of the government, the President of Italy can call early parliamentary elections or independently appoint a new prime minister, who will work until the next elections in 2018. *