ROME (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Romano Prodi failed to win election as Italy's new president on Friday after his nomination by the centre-left bloc enraged Silvio Berlusconi and increased the chances of a snap election in the summer.
Berlusconi's centre-right boycotted the vote for Prodi, one of the media magnate's oldest political foes, and protested outside parliament, accusing centre-left boss Pier Luigi Bersani of breaking a promise to put forward a candidate it could accept.
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