Italy’s Mattarella drops retirement plan, stays on as president

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ROME — President Sergio Mattarella had already signed a lease on a new apartment and called in the packers, making it clear he wanted to leave the Quirinale Palace the minute his seven-year mandate expired on Feb. 3. But instead, the 80-year-old Mattarella unexpectedly agreed to stay in place on Saturday and prevent a power […]

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