Italian parliament endorses new government

‘Italy’s parliament has given a vote of confidence to the government of new Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni.
Some 169 senators in the 320-seat senate voted in favor of the cabinet while 99 voted against on Wednesday. Many opposition senators boycotted the confidence vote.
Gentiloni had to form the new government on Monday after his predecessor, Matteo Renzi, announced his resignation following a referendum defeat.
Sixty-two-year-old Gentiloni, who served as foreign minister in Renzi’s cabinet, unveiled his own government, which is largely the same as the outgoing administration.’
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