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| Matteo Renzi |
by Louisa Loring
Maybe you have been following the news behind Berlusconi and his recent expulsion from Parliament but Italian politics is a lot more complicated than that with a lot of important changes happening at the moment. It seems that the news has been laden with news about Berlusconi but there is something new to report. This past Sunday, the poles opened to vote for the new head of Italy’s Democratic party or sometimes called the Center-Left party with 2.5 million Italians flocking to cast their vote.
Maybe you have been following the news behind Berlusconi and his recent expulsion from Parliament but Italian politics is a lot more complicated than that with a lot of important changes happening at the moment. It seems that the news has been laden with news about Berlusconi but there is something new to report. This past Sunday, the poles opened to vote for the new head of Italy’s Democratic party or sometimes called the Center-Left party with 2.5 million Italians flocking to cast their vote.
Matteo
Renzi, a young, charismatic 38-year-old Florentine has been very important for
Italian politics in recent years, especially for Florence. He
has been the mayor of Florence since 2009 and Secretary of the Democratic party
since April 2013. Quickly gaining
popularity, Renzi became an image for change not only in Florence but also, for
all of Italy.
This past
Sunday, he ran for the head position of the Democratic party and took the win
with his promise to free up labor markets and reduce the union’s power, amongst
other things. After winning the
election, Renzi expressed how this will open a new chapter for Italian
government and how this win shows urgency for change. Renzi remarked, ‘[I have no intention] to
make the government fall, but making it work so that it can deliver results’.
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