Italian PM to resign

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BBC Online :Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta has said he will resign on Friday after his Democratic Party backed a call for a new administration.Party leader Matteo Renzi had earlier called for a change of government at a party meeting, saying the country could not go on in “uncertainty”.Speculation has been rife that Renzi wants to take over as prime minister.He is eight years younger than Letta and was elected leader of the party in December.Matteo Renzi is a politician in a hurry. He personifies the frustration felt by many Italians at the apparent inability of his country’s leaders to deal with Italy’s rapid economic decline, which has led to the impoverishment of an ever growing number of families.

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