Laura Boldrini (Front), the newly-elected speaker of Italy's Chamber of Deputies, gives a speech in Rome, Italy, on March 16, 2013. Italy's new parliament on Saturday elected the speakers of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate, ending a two-day session on its second official day as the country's legislative body. (Xinhua/Xu Nizhi)
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ROME, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Italy's new parliament on Saturday elected the speakers of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate, ending a two-day session on its second official day as the country's legislative body.
At the fourth round of voting for each of the equally powerful houses, lawmakers elected the two speakers both belonging to the center-left coalition, the most voted in last month's national elections. Full story
