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Politics

Factbox-Italian presidential elections shrouded in parliamentary secrecy

FILE PHOTO: General view of the Italian Parliament as Prime Minister Mario Draghi addresses deputies on April 26, 2021 at Montecitorio palace in Rome with plans on how to spend EU recovery funds. Alberto Pizzoli/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

The Italian parliament convened on Monday to begin voting for a new head of state to replace the outgoing Sergio Mattarella.

The voting procedure is complex, with ballots cast in secret, often making it difficult to predict the result.

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