Italian politicians are set to begin talks on the formation of a new cabinet, a day after prime minister Matteo Renzi formally left his post following the crushing rejection of his constitutional reforms in a referendum on Sunday (4 December).
President Sergio Mattarella could name a new prime minister by the weekend, with members of Renzi's cabinet among the frontrunners.
One possible candidate is 66-year-old finance minister Pier Carlo Padoan, who helped Renzi's efforts ro reviv...
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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.