Italy’s Bersani Seen Fending Off Renzi With Union Support
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Pier Luigi Bersani, head of Italy’s Democratic Party, fended off a leadership challenge from the 37-year-old mayor of Florence in a primary runoff, freeing him to pursue his bid to succeed Prime Minister Mario Monti.
Bersani won 60.9 percent of the vote to 39.0 percent for Matteo Renzi, with more than two thirds of polling stations reporting. The two were vying to lead a coalition of center-left parties in elections due by May.