Napolitano Opens Consultations to Form Italian Government
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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, strengthened by his reappointment yesterday, started a new round of consultations aimed at forging consensus for a government.
“We can no longer, in any way, shirk the responsibility of proposing practical solutions and timely decisions for reforms that are immediately needed for the survival and progress of Italian democracy and society,” Napolitano, 87, said in a speech to Parliament in Rome after his swearing-in.