Prime Minister of Italy Enrico Letta resigned

• Prime Minister of Italy Enrico Letta resigned on 14 February 2014. 
• The statement released by the Italian presidential palace stated that the Italy’s President, Giorgio Napolitano accepted the resignation.
• Letta belongs to the center-left Democratic Party.  Letta is likely to be replaced by the Democratic Party leader, the mayor of Florence Matteo Renzi.
• Letta was sworn in last April at the head of a coalition government, formed after about three months of uncertainty following inconclusive elections.
• Italy, the third largest economy in the eurozone, has had more than its share of political turmoil over recent years.
• The last election to produce a leader was in 2008, when Berlusconi became Prime Minister for a third time. Since then, all the country's leaders have been appointed.