73-year-old Sicilian Sergio Mattarella is new president of Italy

Italy's parliament elected Sergio Mattarella of the Democratic Party as the new president of the Republic. The constitutional court judge and former minister is expected to be sworn in for a seven-year term, officially taking over from Giorgio Napolitano who resigned earlier this year.

After the vote, he said "My first thoughts are with our citizens, their challenges and hopes."

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, also a Democratic Party member, had chosen Mattarella as the candidate. His election s…
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