Mattarella confirms that he has "weeks" left as president of Italy
It implies that he will not aspire to a second term and that, barring surprises, the parties will be obliged to agree to find a new head of state.
The president of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, has confirmed that he has "weeks" left in office, again hinting that he will not aspire to a second term and that, barring surprises, the parties will be forced to agree to find a new one. head of state.
The Presidency in Italy is more symbolic than political, but recurrent crises often endow whoever occupies it with a decisive role when it comes to acting as a mediator or even making decisions about the future of the transalpine country, as has happened on several occasions during these last few years.
Mattarella has already suggested on several occasions that he does not want to repeat and even the Italian media have reported on his efforts to search for new housing. This Monday, during a speech at the University of La Sapienza, in Rome, he again declared that he only has "a few weeks" more ahead of him, according to the AdnKronos agency.
No one has yet publicly nominated himself as a successor, although all the lights point to Mario Draghi, current prime minister. However, the premature departure of Draghi would reopen the box of thunder in Italian politics, to the extent that the parties would be forced to remake the government.
The list of potential candidates also includes the names of the Minister of Justice, Marta Cartabia, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Pier Ferdinando Casini, and the former Prime Minister Romano Prodi.
