ROME - Italy's parties resumed talks on Tuesday to try to find a mutually acceptable head of state and avoid the threat of political instability afterPrime Minister Mario Draghi remains the most likely contender, but worries that his promotion to president might shatter his coalition government and trigger early national elections have complicated his prospects.
The president has a powerful role. He has the final say in naming the prime minister and is often called on to resolve political crises in the euro zone's third-largest economy, where governments survive barely a year on average. He met separately on Monday with 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.
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