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Italian President Sergio Mattarella pushes back retirement for second term

Italian President Sergio Mattarella pushes back retirement for second term

ROME — Italian President Sergio Mattarella was pulled away from his impending retirement and reelected 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. Earlier Saturday, lawmakers entreated Mattarella, 80, who had said repeatedly he didn’t want a … Read more