Italy's Renzi says on track to form government


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  • Friday, 21 Feb 2014

Italian Prime Minister-designate Matteo Renzi talks to reporters at the end of the consultations with leaders of Italian parties at the Parliament in Rome February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Tony Gentile

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's centre-left leader and impending prime minister said on Thursday he expected to have his new cabinet in place by the weekend, dismissing speculation that wrangling with his likely coalition partners was holding up an agreement.

"In a matter of hours, we'll have everything wrapped up," Matteo Renzi told reporters as he left the Rome headquarters of his centre-left Democratic Party.

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