Matteo Renzi

The Premier survived two confidence votes in Parliament last week but crucially lost his absolute majority in the Senate after an ally defected.
The West isn't in the clear -- elections aren’t everything.
His resignation follows a crushing defeat in a national referendum.
“The experience of my government ends here.”
The Prime Minister has vowed to resign if defeated.
The PM has promised to resign if he loses.
While everyone obsesses over the future of France, the seeds of an "Italexit" are being sown.
“Let’s hope it’s a girl,” Renzi said as he bid Obama farewell.
Italy’s banks are on the brink of collapse, but the E.U. is forbidding a bailout.