ROME (AP) After days of stalemate, Italian party leaders on Saturday urged 80-year-old President Sergio Mattarella to change his mind and stay on for a second seven-year term amids concern protracted political squabbling would erode the nation's credibility.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella was elected on Saturday night 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.