ROME (Reuters) - Italian deputy economy minister Stefano Fassina resigned on Saturday, after calling for a cabinet reshuffle following the election of Matteo Renzi to lead his Democratic Party (PD), the biggest in the coalition, a government spokesman said.
Fassina, a critic of austerity policies pushed by Europe to cut Italy's debt and a prominent member of the centre-left PD, was appointed in May by fellow party member Prime Minister Enrico Letta, who leads a coalition with centre-right and centrist parties.
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