for more on the story, let's go to josephine mckenna, who is in rome right now pray what happens from here on out? josephine: first of all, shocking for matteo renzi, as you said. only 2.5 years in office and he is on his way out. what happens now? he is meeting his cabinet today and then he will meet sergio mattarella, who will look to try to get some sort of caretaker government. minister the meeting this morning. this has emboldened the five-star movement. calling for early elections. so, too, is the head of the anti-immigrant northern league. both of them have campaigned strongly during this referendum , and were really strongly responsible for putting together this tide of opposition. it is not only just a reaction to the constitutional reforms, a reaction against what mr. renzi was proposing to downgrade the senate, but also the frustration, the high levels of unemployment and the economic stagnation that are affecting so many people in the country. genie: indeed, and particular younger voters. what kind of role did they play in the referendum? young voters were very significant

let's bring in josephine mckenna. what is the likelihood these early elections will happen? josephine: there is a very good chance. even though the new prime minister, paolo gentiloni, wanted to guarantee the stability of the institutions and also for the struggling middle class, the small businessmen, and others struggling in the south of italy. he is facing a lot of pressure from all sides, all parties, including the five-start partynt, and even his own is preparing for elections. matteo renzi is still the head of the centerleft democratic party. perhaps there will be elections in june next year. genie: josephine, are the critics right? is this new government a mirror image of the last one other matteo renzi? >> the #photocopy government is going crazy on social media today. really there are few changes. the finance minister stays. moves toior minister foreign affairs. it really does look very similar to the previous government. that is a message that mr. gentiloni wants to send to the rest of the world, that this is a government of continuity. , he told the parliament toda