Italy's Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni waves as he leaves after meeting his counterpart from Britain Theresa May at Number 10 Downing Street in London, February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville
ROME (Reuters) - A new breakaway leftist movement holds the balance of power in Italy's upper house Senate, complicating life for Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni as he confronts an array of difficult economic decisions.
A handful of dissidents quit the ruling Democratic Party (PD) at the weekend following an acrimonious fallout with Matteo Renzi, who has triggered a leadership contest in the group in an effort to silence his many opponents and reassert his control.
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