Italian parties ask Mattarella to remain president after vote disarray

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ROME - Italy's ruling parties on Saturday asked Sergio Mattarella to carry on as president for a second term after failing to find a compromise candidate in a week of often fraught voting in Parliam

ROME - Italy's ruling parties on Saturday asked Sergio Mattarella to carry on as president for a second term after failing to find a compromise candidate in a week of often fraught voting in Parliament.

Prime Minister Mario Draghi spoke to Mattarella on Saturday, telling him he needed to stay in place"for the good and stability of the country", a government source said.with the main political blocs incapable of agreeing on a candidate who could win broad backing among lawmakers. "Let's reconfirm President Mattarella... and Draghi, and immediately get back to work this afternoon. The problems of the Italians won't wait," Salvini added.

Unlike in the United States or France, where heads of state get elected in a popular vote, in Italy, 1,009 parliamentarians and regional representatives choose the winner in a secret ballot, which party leaders sometimes struggle to control.

 

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