Who will become Italy’s next president?

Secret ballot begins as Silvio Berlusconi drops out of race

Prime Minister Mario Draghi
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(Image credit: Mario Draghi)

Italian parliamentarians have today begun casting their votes for a new president in what pundits have described as “one of the most consequential political decisions of 2022”.

More than 1,000 lawmakers and regional delegates will participate in the secret ballot to elect a successor to Sergio Mattarella, whose seven-year mandate concludes in February.

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