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Italy PD leader to step down after election defeat

Italy PD leader to step down after election defeat
Italy PD leader to step down after election defeat Copyright  Thomson Reuters 2022
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ROME - Enrico Letta, the leader of Italy's centre-left Democratic Party (PD), plans to step down after defeat in the national election, he said on Monday.

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Letta told a news conference that he would stay on for the time being but not stand for the leadership at the next party congress which will be held in the near future.

He described the election victory for a right-wing alliance led by Giorgia Meloni as a "sad day for Italy and Europe".

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