Italian president Giorgio Napolitano submitted his resignation on 14 January, re-elected in 2013 — a first in Italy.
The Parliament, along with the representatives of Italy’s 20 regions, will begin voting for Napolitano’s successor on 29 January. Senate president Pietro Grasso is acting as interim president in the meantime, adds the Roman daily.
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