A general view of the Chambers of Deputies as it begins voting for a new president in Rome January 30, 2015. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
ROME (Reuters) - Italian lawmakers failed to pick a president in a second round of voting on Friday, but Prime Minister Matteo Renzi appeared poised to get his candidate, a senior judge, elected on Saturday when the number of votes required will be lower.
Renzi's Democratic Party (PD) and a handful of allies pledged on Thursday to back Sergio Mattarella, 73, a constitutional court judge and a veteran centre-left politician.
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