Italians are voting in local elections which are set to gauge the popularity of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s centre-left Democratic Party (PD) after a year and a half in office.<br /><br /> Renzi is hoping to get a strong result to solidify support for his labour and education reforms. <br /><br /> His proposals have so far met with resistance from trade unions as well as the left wing of his party.<br /><br /> However, Renzi was quick to dismiss claims that the vote was a test of his own popularity.<br /><br /> Renzi: “Il voto delle Regionali non è test su di me” http://t.co/BKjrVllyqH pic.twitter.com/gRyPtG6KDQ— La Stampa (@la_stampa) May 30, 2015<br /><br /> Amministrative, seggi aperti fino alle 23 Renzi: ma non è un un test sul mio governo http://t.co/EZ7EXeb575 pic.twitter.com/SlWTI2mGcD— Corriere della Sera (@Corriereit) May 31, 2015<br /><br /> Currently, five of the seven regions are governed by the centre-left, while the anti-immigrant Northern League and former leader Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia hold the remaining two. <br /><br /> The N
