Interior Minister Angelino
Alfano said Thursday the ongoing presidential vote won't affect
the governing coalition in which his New Center Right (NCD)
party is a junior member. "As far as we're concerned the
government pact stands and has nothing to do with (the
election)," Alfano said. His party will cast blank ballots in
the fourth round, he added. "(Sergio) Mattarella was chosen
within (Premier Matteo Renzi's) Democratic Party (PD), but we're
not from the PD," he said.
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