Italy's parliament passes '17 budget, Renzi resigns

摘要

HOUSTON (ICIS)--The prime minister of Italy, Matteo Renzi, formally resigned on Wednesday, hours after parliament passed a 2017 budget, according to the Italian government. Renzi vowed to step down on 4 December after the country’s voters rejected his referendum proposals by 59.1%. However, President Sergio Mattarella convinced the PM to hold off until the pending budget was passed.