Watch live: State funeral of former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano as parliament bids farewell
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Watch live: State funeral of former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano as parliament bids farewell

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch live as the Italian parliament bids farewell to former president Giorgio Napolitano at his state funeral on Tuesday 26 September. Italy’s senior leaders also paid their respects on Sunday, as the coffin of the former president was placed in the Palazzo Madama for the lying-in-state period. The former president’s state funeral is being held on Tuesday 26 September 26, in the Chamber of Deputies.

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Giorgio Napolitano, former Italian president and first ex-Communist in that post, has died at 98
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Giorgio Napolitano, former Italian president and first ex-Communist in that post, has died at 98

Associated Press  

ROME — Giorgio Napolitano, the first former Communist to rise to Italy’s presidency and the first person to be elected twice to the mostly ceremonial post, died on Friday, the presidential palace said. The current president, Sergio Mattarella, in a message hailed his predecessor as head of state, saying that Napolitano’s life “mirrored a large part of history in the …

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