“I believe some of the ministers were chosen because they are young and also good-looking,” said Rosy Bindi, a stalwart of the centre-Left party and now president of a parliamentary anti-mafia commission.
Mr Renzi, who is just 39, became prime minister in February after leading an internal party coup against his predecessor, forming a government that was remarkable for its youth and high proportion of women. Of the 16 members of the cabinet, eight are women.
Ms. Bindi:
If you say so.