The news was out earlier, Reuters have a follow up:
Renzi won his first confidence vote in parliament, pledging to cut labour taxes, free up funds for investment in schools and pass wide institutional reforms
Backed by his own center-left Democratic Party (PD), the small center-right NCD party, centrists and other minor groups, Renzi won the backing of the upper house by 169 votes to 139
Italy PM Renzi wins confidence vote, pledging tax cuts, reform
