Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi addresses a news conference after a European Union leaders summit in Brussels April 23, 2015. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Matteo Renzi promised on Monday to redouble his efforts to reform Italy and shake up his divided party after anti-establishment and euro-sceptic parties posted strong results in local elections.
Centre-left candidates backed by Renzi's Democratic Party (PD) won five out of seven regions at stake, maintaining its overall position before the vote, but PD support fell sharply from last year's European elections and it lost the northwestern region of Liguria.
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