▁T osi ▁rejected ▁any ▁notion ▁of ▁a ▁stable ▁al liance ▁with ▁Ren zi , ▁while ▁express ing ▁his ▁interest ▁for ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁centre - right ▁forces . ▁In ▁fact , ▁Act ! ▁maintained ▁its ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁government , ▁while ▁occasionally ▁supporting ▁it ▁and ▁favour ing ▁the ▁" yes " ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁constitution al ▁refer endum , ▁differently ▁from ▁the ▁entire ▁centre - right . ▁The ▁vote ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁huge ▁defeat ▁for ▁Ren zi , ▁who ▁res igned ▁from ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁Paolo ▁Gent ilon i , ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁an ▁al ike ▁centre - left ▁government . ▁ ▁Since ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Act ! ▁had ▁formed ▁a ▁sub - group ▁within ▁the ▁M ixed ▁Group ▁of ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁in ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁Italian ▁Republican ▁Party ▁( PRI ), ▁a ▁minor ▁liberal ▁party ▁which ▁had ▁no ▁deput ies , ▁but ▁had ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁general ▁election ▁and , ▁as ▁such , ▁could ▁form ▁a ▁sub - group ▁under ▁its ▁name . ▁ ▁In ternal ▁rif ts ▁and ▁cent rist ▁al li ances ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Cas ali ▁launched ▁his ▁bid ▁for ▁mayor ▁of ▁Ver ona ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁without ▁T osi ' s ▁support , ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁months ▁formed ▁a ▁separate ▁group ▁from ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁T osi ▁List ▁for ▁Ver ona ▁in ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Council , ▁while ▁continu