Italy lawmakers fail to elect new president in 1st round
ROME (AP) ��� Lawmakers failed to elect a new Italian president Thursday in balloting that tests Premier Matteo Renzis ability to rally his fractured party behind a candidate that is also acceptable to opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi, whose support.
Italy tries anew to elect president amid political wrangling
ROME (AP) ��� Italian lawmakers failed on Friday for a second time to come even close to a consensus to electing the countrys new president, a contest which could complicate Premier Matteo Renzis pursuit of government reforms. They were due to try.
Chances improve for Renzis pick to become Italian president
ROME (AP) ��� Italian Premier Matteo Renzi forged ahead Friday with his candidate for president, even at the risk of losing broad support for his reform agenda, after initial rounds of balloting by lawmakers failed to yield a new head of state. Chances.
Italys lawmakers elect Sergio Mattarella as president
ROME (AP) ��� Italian lawmakers elected Sergio Mattarella, a Constitutional Court justice widely considered to be above the political fray, as the nations new president on the third day of voting Saturday. Mattarellas election as head of state was.