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Italy ex-PM Matteo Renzi wins Democratic Party election | Italy ex-PM Matteo Renzi wins Democratic Party election |
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Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has regained the leadership of the governing Democratic Party (PD). | Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has regained the leadership of the governing Democratic Party (PD). |
Mr Renzi, 42, won more than 70% of the vote in Sunday's primary among party supporters, leaving two other contenders far behind. | Mr Renzi, 42, won more than 70% of the vote in Sunday's primary among party supporters, leaving two other contenders far behind. |
The victory propels him back to the forefront of national politics. | The victory propels him back to the forefront of national politics. |
Mr Renzi resigned as prime minister and party leader after his constitutional reform plan was rejected in a national referendum in December. | Mr Renzi resigned as prime minister and party leader after his constitutional reform plan was rejected in a national referendum in December. |
"This is an extraordinary responsibility. Heartfelt thanks to the women and men who believe in Italy," he wrote on Instagram on Sunday. | "This is an extraordinary responsibility. Heartfelt thanks to the women and men who believe in Italy," he wrote on Instagram on Sunday. |
Mr Renzi saw off a challenge from Justice Minister Andrea Orlando and regional governor Michele Emiliano. | |
About two million people voted. | About two million people voted. |
Mr Renzi will now be preparing his centre-left PD for parliamentary elections, which are due in May 2018. | Mr Renzi will now be preparing his centre-left PD for parliamentary elections, which are due in May 2018. |
Recent opinion polls suggest the party has slipped behind the anti-establishment Five Star Movement. |
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