Italy: can not choose president

The Parliament of Italy with the third attempt was unable to elect the president of the country. Voting has been applied again invalid, because of the 978 ballots 412 turned out to be empty.

Euronews TV channel transmits that political parties can not agree: in the elections of the head of state in Italy there are no “official” candidates; The deputy can enter theoretically any name. But, as a rule, a candidacy is the result of internal and interparte negotiations.

The number of tours is formally limited. Over the past half century, it turned out three times so that the president managed to elect the 16th attempt, the TV channel notes. To speed up the process, in the first three tours, the president needs to gain 2/3 of the college’s votes, and from the fourth – quite a simple majority.

The most popular candidate in the third round was the current president of the country Sergio Mattarella. For him, the voices gave 125 people. However, he previously stated that he was not going to re-election for a second term. In second place – Guido Crozetto, a former representative of the “Brothers Italy” party, known for its position against the European Union and speaking for the yield of Italy from the EU., With a result of 114 votes. The third place for Paolo Maddalena is the former vice-president of the Constitutional Court.

The fourth round of the election of the President of Italy is scheduled for January 27.