Show ITALY vox pop luigi einaudi 74 a banker is to be president of the italian republic for the next seven years ile he was elected at a joint session bession of both houses of parliament on the fourth ballot after the communists ts who had 1 b been e e n supporting A endio do nicola if I 1 N I 1 threw their votes 1 I 1 to him on three 1 1 V 4 previous ballots 4 I 1 none of the presidential ma prospects had been able to 1 t 11 I 1 command the r required majority malo maio rity because of th the communist bloc an opponent of ot communism einaudi also was a foe of muo unis brand of fascism he is an internationally known writer en on public finance and econ economic onnic ornic history first task as president of the republic was to designate a premier and instruct him to form a cabinet there was no doubt that he would name alcide aleide de do gasperi premier of the provisional government to continue in that I 1 capacity on a permanent basis |