Former premier and centre-left
Democratic Party (PD) leader Enrico Letta said Monday he would
not contest the party leadership in the PD's next congress that
will assess a disappointing general election result.
Letta said that, despite only getting 19% of the vote compared
to 22% in the pre-election opinion polls, "we will wage a strong
and intransigent opposition" to the victorious centre right
coalition led by Italy's probable first woman premier, Giorgia
Meloni of the Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, who would be
Italy's most rightwing leader since WWII.
Letta said it was a "sad" day with the right in power.
"Italian men and women have chosen, a clear and marked choice,
the country will have a rightwing government.
"Today is a sad day for Italy and Europe".
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