Gentiloni designated as Italy’s new prime minister

‘Italian President Sergio Mattarella has appointed Paolo Gentiloni as the next prime minister following outgoing premier Matteo Renzi’s announcement of his resignation after a referendum defeat.
The 62-year-old Gentiloni, who was Renzi’s foreign minister, received a mandate from the president on Sunday to try to form the new government tasked with tackling the much-needed electoral reform and resolving a persisting crisis in the troubled banking sector.
Gentiloni told reporters that he would do his best to form the new government as soon as possible and that it would run “within the same framework” as that of Renzi.’
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