Italy's Renzi wins confidence vote on labour decree

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi gestures as he leaves Chigi palace after a meeting with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Rome May 7, 2014. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi easily won a confidence vote on Wednesday over his plans to ease rules for companies that hire temporary workers, part of a broader plan to overhaul labour regulations.

The Senate voted 158 to 122 to back Renzi, the 39-year-old former mayor of Florence who took power in February from party rival Enrico Letta.