6 December 2016, 18:58 GMT
ROME (Sputnik) — The first meeting will be held with Italian Senate President Pietro Grasso and President of the Chamber of Deputies Laura Boldrini, scheduled for 6 p.m. local time [17:00 GMT], according to the office of the president. Former President Giorgio Napolitano will also hold a meeting with the president.
The consultations will continue on Friday with the parliamentary groups and will end up on Saturday evening. The delegates from the Democratic Party are expected to close the consultation session.
On Wednesday, Renzi submitted his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella, who accepted it, but asked Renzi to postpone his resignation until the law on the 2017 state budget is adopted. Shortly afterward, the Italian Senate has finally approved the budget, paving the way for Renzi to step down.
