ROME (Reuters) - Matteo Renzi, one of the most prominent members of Italy's centre-left Democratic Party (PD), on Thursday rejected party leader Pier Luigi Bersani's candidate for the new head of state.
PD sources said earlier that Bersani had reached a deal with the centre-right to support former Senate speaker Franco Marini for the crucial role of president to replace Giorgio Napolitano when voting begins on Thursday.
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