Sunday, April 21, 2013

President Giorgio Napolitano Re-elected

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22232305

President Napolitano was asked to run for president after 5 elections did not produce a new president. He was supposed to retire but offered his services after they failed to elect someone, but he is 87 years old! He seemed to have changed his mind after he saw what the elections were doing to Italy. He is the first president to be elected for a second 7 year term which will make him 94 when his term is up. (In my opinion a risky decision.) Italians were protesting and Grillo called his reelection a coup d'etat. Bersani promised to step down after the president was elected. 

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