ROME (Reuters) -A fourth round of voting to elect a new Italian president headed for failure on Thursday after the main political blocs decided not to present any candidates as they struggled to agree on a mutually acceptable figure for the powerful role.
However, both sides indicated they wanted to speed up consultations and former prime minister Matteo Renzi predicted that a deal would be reached by Friday.
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