Renzi, leader of the centre-left Democratic party, is also keen for an early election in which he may perform better than the ballot scheduled for Spring 2018. ?The consensus among political players is to have an election in spring 2018; there is no appetite for an early vote other than from Renzi,? he said. Italy?s highest court has opened the way for early elections in 2017 after favouring a form of proportional representation in a ruling that could bolster former prime minister Matteo Renzi?s chances of making a comeback. He said the referendum defeat hurt, but stressed that the blog was a way to ?walk towards the future?. The law had been a cornerstone of Renzi?s broader reform plan and one he hoped would end decades of political instability.

What the court saidThe Supreme Court judges voted eight to three against the government, upholding a November High Court decision. London (CNN) Britain`s Supreme Court has ruled that the UK government must hold a vote in parliament before beginning the process of leaving the European Union. May took over the premiership after former leader David Cameron stood down over the Brexit vote. "To proceed otherwise would be a breach of settled constitutional principles stretching back many centuries," Lord David Neuberger, president of the Supreme Court, said as he read out the ruling. "The British people voted to leave the EU, and the government will deliver on their verdict -- triggering Article 50, as planned, by the end of March.

Mrs. May had initially hoped to keep Parliament out of the separation process, partly because a majority of members had been against Brexit. PhotoThe British Supreme Court?s ruling that Parliament must have a say in starting the process of leaving the European Union is unlikely to block it. That raised a storm of protest from Brexiteers and was appealed to the Supreme Court. What members of Parliament do with their newly affirmed power is the next big question. But the court ruling at least restores some order to the process.