Elections are not a "taboo" but
first a new election law must be drawn up to harmonise those for
the House and the Senate, President Sergio Mattarella said in
his New Year address.
As the government unveiled a crackdown on illegal immigrants,
Mattarella also called for firmness to be combined with a
welcoming approach on migration.
He said a priority for Paolo Gentiloni's new government
should be jobs and young people, who are too often forced to
seek work abroad.
Pundits speculated that Mattarella's calls for government
action might mean Gentiloni's executive could last longer than
expected, beyond summer.
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