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...things but doing it with great flair. Last week, as a Liberal (right-wing) Deputy in the National Assembly, Barzini participated in an Italian reversal of form. After 13 days and 20 frustrating ballots in which no one gained a majority, the Assembly finally elected Social Democrat Giuseppe Saragat, 66, President of Italy. "They picked the best man," said Barzini whimsically, "but in the worst possible...
...elect one of its members President. Nor could the party be brought around to backing its Socialist coalition partner, Pietro Nenni. What was obviously needed was a man of the left who was palatable to men of the center and the moderate right. Such a man was Giuseppe Saragat, leader of the Social Democrats, who thought so little of his chances that he had withdrawn his candidacy as early as the seventh ballot. Socialist Pietro Nenni saw the way clear to a reconciliation with Saragat by backing him for the presidency; he saw, too, a chance to bring back into...
Firm Foe. Yet even at this critical moment, many Christian Democratic Deputies refused to follow party orders and vote for Saragat. This opened the door to the Communists, who swung their votes behind Saragat on the 21st ballot. The Reds were well aware that Saragat is a firm foe of Communism and a friend of the West. It was enough for them to have denied the presidency to the Christian Democrats and to have given it to a Socialist...
...left hand. But it seemed unlikely that he could ever resume the full duties of President, and the scramble was on for the succession with no clear winner in sight. Among the most likely: former Christian Dem crat Premier and center-left architect Amintore Fanfani; Foreign Minister Giuseppe Saragat, a Social Democrat strongly in favor of European unity; former Foreign Minister Attilio Piccioni, now national president of the Christian Democrats...
...This is oil and water," cracked Italy's new Foreign Minister Giuseppe Saragat. The new center-left coalition, outgrowth of the apertura a sinistra (opening to the left) which started almost two years ago, last week finally managed to form a Cabinet. In addition to the premiership, the Christian Democrats wound up with 15 of the 26 Cabinet positions, including the key ministries of Defense, Treasury, and Internal Affairs. Along with the vice premiership, the left-wing Socialists got five more posts, the only important one being the Budget Ministry. Four Cabinet jobs went to the solidly anti-Communist...