Matteo Renzi, former Italian prime minister and leader of the Democratic Party | Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images Renzi resigns as PD leader after Italian election blow ‘It’s obvious that I must leave the helm of the Democratic Party,’ said former PM. Mr Renzi said both those parties represent an anti-Europeanism that he would not support and said they had had used “verbal hatred” on his Democratic Party politicians. Know that our place in this legislation is in the opposition.”

Mr Renzi acknowledged that his party suffered a “total defeat” in Sunday’s general election and said he would resign as party leader after a new government has been sworn in.
Former Prime Minister and candidate to the elections, Matteo Renzi, resigns as Secretary of the Democratic Party.