Premier Paolo Gentiloni
addressed the stalemate over parliamentary Speakers in Italy
Friday saying "I believe that not only for what he represented
but for the role he still plays we owe the utmost consideration
to the words of (former president and life Senator Giorgio)
Napolitano, and after that the political debate is open".
Napolitano earlier said the new parliament should respect
voters' wishes and he had faith in President Sergio Mattarella
to find a way out of Italy's post-election stalemate.
He said the March 4 general election had rejected the
"self-exaltation" of governments in boasting about the results
of their policies leading to the victories of populist forces.
"Citizens felt that traditional parties were far off and
closed with respect to their suffering, and with respect to
widespread feelings of insecurity and alarm", referring to the
migrant and jobs emergencies.
The vote, he said, was a "clear watershed" to the advantage
of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) and the
rightwing populist anti-migrant and Euroskeptic League.
Napolitano, a two-time straight former president, is one of
Italy's most respected political figures.
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