Italy president vote ends in stalemate; leaders seek deal

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ROME - Italian lawmakers failed to elect a new president in an initial secret ballot on Monday , as party leaders met behind the scenes to try to agree on a consensus candidate and avoid damaging pol

itical instability.

Although largely ceremonial, the Italian presidential post is also highly influential, with the head of state often called on to resolve political crises in the euro zone's third largest economy, where governments survive barely a year on average. Mr Salvini was at the core of Monday's cross-party talks, separately meeting the leader of the centre-left Democratic Party, Mr Enrico Letta, and former prime minister Giuseppe Conte, who heads the 5-Star Movement, the largest force in Parliament.

Should Mr Draghi fail to land the job of head of state, some commentators are suggesting he may not want to continue as prime minister either, if the coalition backing his government splits over the presidential election.

 

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