Renzi on the verge of reforming ‘unreformable’ Italy

Italy's Senate voted on the 13 October 2015 to relinquish most of its power in a revolutionary move aimed at ending decades of political instability, to the delight of the Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.

'Thank you to all those who continue to persue the dream of a simpler and stronger Italy', Mr Renzi said on Twitter.

The reform still has to go before the lower house of the Italian parliament and back to the Senate once more before being put to a general referendum expected in mid-2016 - but it was expected to pass all hurdles easily.

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