ROME, Jan 27 — Italy’s parliament failed to elect a new president today for a fourth day running, with the main political blocs floundering in their efforts to find a mutually acceptable candidate for the powerful role.
Prime Minister Mario Draghi remains a contender for the job, but his prospects have faded this week, with many lawmakers clearly reluctant to back him, partly because they fear any change to the government could trigger an early election. The easiest solution would be for outgoing President Sergio Mattarella to accept a second mandate. He has ruled this out, but support for him has continued to rise in the daily ballots, suggesting many lawmakers want him to change his mind.Much is at stake. The Italian presidency comes with a seven-year mandate and has considerable power to resolve political crises that regularly batter the country, including appointing prime ministers and dissolving parliament.
Among the non-affiliated institutional figures regularly cited in the press are Elisabetta Belloni, a diplomat who heads the secret services and Justice Minister Marta Cartabia, the first woman to chair Italy’s constitutional court.
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