President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies Laura Boldrini leaves at the end of the first day of consultations with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale Palace in Rome, Italy, Dec. 8, 2016. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi formally handed in his resignation to Mattarella after the country's 2017 budget was approved in Senate. The resignation now opened the way for the president to launch a round of talks with all party leaders in order to name a new prime minister, and form a transition government. (Xinhua/Jin Yu)
