«Religion is an important part of our society, its
voice should be heard, but I wouldn't want to live in even a
democratic theocracy,» the former
prime minister said at the office of his Tony Blair Faith Foundation, which works to promote multifaith understanding.
Some factions of Renzi's own
Democratic party and several former
prime ministers also
voiced their objection to the reforms, which would have streamlined government by reducing the number of senators and increasing the
prime minister's power.