Renzi vows to revamp Italian party, make it more humble
ROME — Recently drubbed by voters, Italian ex-Premier Matteo Renzi on Sunday exhorted his Democratic Party to be more humble and in synch with citizens as he eyes elections widely expected in 2017.
Renzi resigned after voters rejected a reforms referendum on Dec. 4.
As leader of the Democrats, Parliament’s largest party, Renzi delivered a pep talk to delegates from throughout Italy. Sounding uncharacteristically humble, Renzi said of his Democrats: “Our efficiency has been superior to our empathy.”
“We dedicated too much attention to slide shows and not to the pain of those who were saying that things weren’t going well,” Renzi said.