Italy`s Renzi defies foes, opens way for party leadership battle

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Former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Party (PD) on Sunday, opening the way for a leadership fight in which he will take on rivals threatening to split the center-left.
A trio of leading critics, including the heads of the Tuscany and Puglia regions, later issued a statement accusing Renzi of refusing compromise and seeking a split.
A small, influential group of PD dissidents say that the party has shifted too far from its leftist roots and wants the former premier to stand aside.
Renzi`s supporters say his vociferous opponents are driven by personal animosity and are looking to bolster their influence in a period of flux.
Battling for his political life, Renzi made clear he would seek re-election and warned that the PD`s internal feuding was proving a gift to its main opponent in parliament, the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement.

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