Italy's Renzi issues warning as delays threaten voting reform


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  • Tuesday, 28 Jan 2014

Italy's centre-left Democratic Party (PD) leader Matteo Renzi gestures as he appears as a guest on the RAI television show Porta a Porta (Door to Door) in Rome January 21, 2014. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

ROME (Reuters) - Italian centre-left leader Matteo Renzi warned rival parties on Tuesday not to hold up electoral reform after they tabled scores of amendments that risked delaying legislation that could pave the way for wider economic measures.

The proposed changes to the electoral system are designed to avoid a repeat of the stalemate produced by last year's poll and were agreed in advance with centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi. They should produce a clear winner at the next ballot by rewarding big parties and strong coalitions.

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