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Italy’s premier-designate Paolo Gentiloni may end up just keeping the seat warm for his former boss, Matteo Renzi.
Gentiloni, 62, was given a mandate to lead a new government by President Sergio Mattarella after Renzi formally resigned following his defeat in a Dec. 4 referendum. Gentiloni, who was foreign minister in the Renzi government, is expected to report back to Mattarella as soon as Monday. None of this has stopped Renzi from planning a comeback.