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Urgent: Italy elects constitutional judge Sergio Mattarella as new president

Xinhua, January 31, 2015 Adjust font size:

A constitutional judge was elected as Italy's new president on Saturday, in the fourth round of balloting held by Italian parliament in joint session.

Sergio Mattarella, 73, is a member of Italy's Constitutional Court since 2011. He had entered politics as Christian Democrat in the 1980s, after his brother was killed by the Sicilian mafia, and served as minister in several cabinets.

Mattarella received over 505 votes out of an assembly of 1,009 lawmakers and regional representatives. Endit