{"id":4051,"date":"2022-01-31T08:49:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T13:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/?p=4051"},"modified":"2022-01-31T08:51:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T13:51:41","slug":"italys-president-80-is-recruited-to-stay-on-for-2nd-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/31\/italys-president-80-is-recruited-to-stay-on-for-2nd-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy\u2019s president, 80, is recruited to stay on for 2nd term"},"content":{"rendered":"

TorontoStar<\/a> – In a brief, televised statement from the Quirinal presidential palace, Mattarella told the nation he couldn\u2019t let his personal desires prevail over a \u201csense of responsibility\u201c during the \u201dgrave health, economic and social emergency\u201d Italy was enduring in the COVID-19 pandemic. He added his commitment \u201cto interpret the expectations and hopes of our fellow citizens.\u201d Mattarella\u2019s first term ends on Thursday. Ahead of the presidential election this week, Mattarella had even rented an apartment in Rome to prepare for his move from the presidential palace.<\/p>

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Italy’s president, 80, is recruited to stay on for 2nd term<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

CTVNews – Italian President Sergio Mattarella was pulled away from his impending retirement and re-elected Saturday to a second seven-year term as the country’s head of state, ending days of political impasse by party leaders that risked eroding the nation’s credibility.<\/p>

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Italy ends voting deadlock by re-electing Sergio Mattarella as president, keeping Mario Draghi as prime minister<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

TheGlobeAndMail –<\/a> Six days of voting filled with squabbling, confusion and backroom manoeuvring left the leadership of the Italian government exactly where it was before this week\u2019s presidential election. President Sergio Mattarella, the 80-year-old head of state, was re-elected Saturday night to a new term he did not want, but that he seemed almost certain to accept in order to avoid political chaos.<\/p>

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Sergio Mattarella: At 80, Italy president re-elected on amid successor row<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

BBC <\/a>– Italian President Sergio Mattarella has agreed to serve a second term after coalition parties failed to agree on a compromise candidate for the office.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

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The 80-year-old emerged as the most popular choice after six days of often tense voting in Rome. <\/p>

He had expressed a desire to leave office, but local media reported Prime Minister Mario Draghi had convinced him to stay for the “stability” of Italy.<\/p>

He was formally re-elected on Saturday, following an eighth round of voting. <\/p>

Speaking after Saturday evening’s vote, Mr Mattarella that he felt a “sense of responsibility” to remain in office in light of the health and economic challenges facing the country. <\/p>

The former Constitutional Court judge added that “duty to the nation must prevail over my own personal choices”.\u00a0<\/p>

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Sergio Mattarella reelected Italy\u2019s president amid deep divisions<\/strong><\/p>

TheGuardian – Mario Draghi, the prime minister, had also urged Mattarella, 80, to remain in post \u201cfor the good and stability of the country\u201d. Mattarella had been due to step down on 3 February, and before succumbing to pressure had repeatedly said he did not want another term. Advertisement \u201cHe had other plans for his future,\u201d said Julia Unterberger, a senator from the small SVP party who was among the party whips who met Mattarella before the final vote. \u201cGiven the situation, we begged him to stay for another term.\u201d Parliamentarians applauded after Mattarella clinched victory. After the result, Draghi said: \u201cSergio Mattarella\u2019s reelection as president of the republic is splendid news for Italians. I am grateful to the president for his choice to support the very strong will of parliament to reelect him for a second term.\u201d<\/p>

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Italian Lawmakers Re-Elect Sergio Mattarella as President, Preserving Status Quo<\/strong><\/p>

TheNewYorkTimes<\/a> – Mr. Mattarella has presided over a chaotic seven years in which the country swung wildly from the left to the right, acting as the guardrails of Italy\u2019s democracy.<\/p>

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But the election of Mr. Mattarella, 80 and reluctant to serve again, after six disastrous days of secret votes in which different political interests within the governing coalition failed to rally around a new candidate, revealed the\u00a0fractious politics<\/a>\u00a0and crumbling alliances just beneath the surface of Italy\u2019s national unity government.<\/p>

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Mattarella re-elected president ‘Splendid news’ says Draghi, ‘victory for all’ says Letta<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

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Il Presidente Sergio Mattarella durante il suo intervento in occasione della celebrazione parlamentare del sessantesimo anniversario della firma dei Trattati di Roma, 22 marzo 2017. ANSA \/ Francesco Ammendola – Ufficio per la Stampa e la Comunicazione della Presidenza della Repubblica +++ ANSA PROVIDES ACCESS TO THIS HANDOUT PHOTO TO BE USED SOLELY TO ILLUSTRATE NEWS REPORTING OR COMMENTARY ON THE FACTS OR EVENTS DEPICTED IN THIS IMAGE; NO ARCHIVING; NO LICENSING +++<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Sergio Mattarella was re-elected Italian president Saturday on the eighth ballot of MPs, Senators and regional representatives after six days and seven inconclusive votes forced political parties to beg the outgoing head of state to rethink his retirement plans.
The vote counters signalled to the 1,009 grand electors that the 80-year-old leftwing Christian, former minister and ex-Constitutional justice had reached the magic 505 vote mark, sparking a standing ovation that lasted over four minutes.
Mattarella got 759 votes out of a total of 983 voters, compared to the 665 he garnered in his first election in 2015. He is now the second most voted president after Sandro Pertini with 832 in 1978. In third place, ex premier and Bank of Italy governor Carlo Azeglio Ciampi got 707 votes in 1999.<\/p>

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Mattarella \u00e8 il presidente di tutti, anche sui social <\/strong><\/p>

AGI – #SergioMattarella e #DiMaioOut diventano trending topics su Twitter, mentre Giorgia Meloni dice: \u201cUn centrodestra parlamentare non esiste\u201d.<\/p>

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Un centrodestra parlamentare ha dimostrato di non esistere<\/a> nell\u2019occasione delle elezioni del presidente della Repubblica\u201d ha detto Giorgia Meloni con un tweet, rilanciando un\u2019intervista. La nuova elezione di Sergio Mattarella produceconseguenze politiche rilevanti<\/strong>, e la comunicazione dei leader sui social ne \u00e8 la conferma.<\/p>

Tra gli hashtag pi\u00f9 utilizzati, entrati tra i trending topics nelle ultime ore, troviamo #SergioMattarella – che ha superato #Quirinale 2022 – e #DiMaioOut, utilizzato da persone deluse dalle scelte politiche del leader del Movimento 5 Stelle. Anche dagli account social media di Giorgia Meloni vengono riprese le dichiarazioni di Luigi Di Maio del 2018, quando annunciava l\u2019impeachment per Sergio Mattarella.<\/p>

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