Italian Prime Minster resigns after defeat in referendum

(VOVworld) – Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he would resign after Italian voters rejected a package of constitutional reforms proposed by Renzi’s Democratic Party.

Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi admitted defeat in the national referendum. (Photo: Telegraph)

Preliminary counting on Monday at three-quarters of the 61,000 voting precincts indicated that more than 59 percent of Italian voters said no to the constitutional proposal.

At a press conference in Rome on Sunday, Renzi said he will announce his departure at a cabinet meeting on Monday and will submit his resignation to Italian President Sergio Mattarella.