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Italy president names Enrico Letta to form new government


    ROME (Reuters) - Italian centre-left politician Enrico Letta received a mandate to form a new government from President Giorgio Napolitano, an official at the Quirinale Palace announced on Wednesday.

    Letta, the nephew of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's long-time chief of staff Gianni Letta and deputy leader of the Democratic Party, is considered a moderate acceptable to the centre-right.

    His appointment was announced by Donato Marra, head of Napolitano's secretariat.

    (Reporting By James Mackenzie. Editing by Steve Scherer.)