BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that she was saddened by Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's defeat in a referendum over constitutional reform.
"I am sad that the referendum in Italy did not turn out as the prime minister wished because I always supported his reform policies but it is of course a domestic Italian decision that we must respect," Merkel told reporters.
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