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Italy's President Caught Searching for Apartment to Rent as Term Nears End


Fri 01 Oct 2021 | 06:59 PM
Omnia Ahmed

Italian President Sergio Mattarella is house hunting in Rome as his term nearing its end, Bloomberg reported on Friday.

The 80-year-old Mattarella was caught visiting an apartment to rent in a residential area of Rome between Villa Ada and Villa Borghese along with his daughter Laura this week.

The shocked home-owner asked for a selfie, a request which the president duly obliged and posed next to the woman, according to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.

Mattarella, who has been resident at the Quirinal Palace since becoming president in February 2015, is seeking to rent, not buy, a new home when his time in office comes to an end in January.

Reports claim that he is not willing to stay in office for a second term, a decision which will intensify the debate over who is going to succeed him.

Prime Minister Mario Draghi is a strong candidate to the post, however, nothing has been confirmed yet.