Centre-left Sweeps Board in Municipal Elections

Reports of municipal elections in Italy on 9 June 2013 which were seen as a victory for the centre left Democratic party (PD) and Enrico Letta, the centre-left prime minister. His Democratic party won in all the 16 big towns and cities that went to the polls.

A week later the Italian coalition government agreed on a budget-neutral decree intended to boost the recession-hit economy while putting off decisions on controversial tax cuts. Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta announced on the 15 June 2013 a package of measures to fund public works projects and cut red tape in a bid to pull the euro zone's third-largest economy out of recession while respecting European budget limits.

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Reuters, 10 June 2013: Italy local elections give boost to PM Letta http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/06/10/uk-italy-vote-idUKBRE9590PF20130610

Il Sole 24 Ore, 15.06.13: Letta’s Bet http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/english-version/2013-06-15/lettas-033904.shtml

Reuters, 15.06.13: Italian PM announces package to fund public works, cut red tape http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/06/15/italy-politics-idUKL5N0ER0MV20130615

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