President Giorgio Napolitano launches his unprecedented second term with accelerated consultations aimed at forming a new government. Napolitano, 87, has urged parties to quickly agree on a new government, and urging them to face the reality that no party in Feb. 24-25 elections won control of both houses. Napolitano meets later today with leaders of both chambers, then consults with party caucuses into the evening, according to a report of the Associated Press. The caretaker government of Mario Monti remains in place until a new government is formed.
