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Renzi set to become Italy's youngest prime minister

Florence mayor Matteo Renzi looks on during a political meeting in Turin December 6, 2013. Photo: Reuters

Rome, Italy: Center-left leader Matteo Renzi was set to be nominated as Italy's youngest prime minister in a matter of days after a party coup forced Enrico Letta to resign as premier of the euro zone state struggling to pull out of recession.

Letta bowed out on Friday after his Democratic Party (PD) forced him to step aside and make way for Renzi, 39, who is promising bold economic reforms and a government than can survive until 2018.

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