(ANSA) - Rome, August 21 - Italian President Sergio
Mattarella on Wednesday saw Senate Speaker Elisabetta Casellati
and House Speaker Roberto Fico as he started his round of
consultations on granting a government-formation mandate or
calling early elections after the collapse of the 14-month
5-Star(M5S)-League administration.
The head of State later phoned his predecessor, Giorgio
Napolitano.
Mattarella will consult Italy's smaller parties later
Wednesday, and its larger parties on Thursday.
Mattarella sees Fico, Casellati
Will see big parties Thursday