Italy re-elects 87 year old, Napolitano As president.

Giorgio Napolitano, 87, voted to unprecedented second term after bickering politicians fail to choose his successor.

Italy has re-elected President Giorgio Napolitano for a second term following a last-minute deal between party chiefs to break the deadlock after five previous ballots failed to produce a winner. With the support of all major parties, except the 5-Star Movement, Napolitano easily won the vote on Saturday, which required more than 50 percent of votes in a special sitting of both houses of parliament. Napolitano, who at 87 is already among the world's oldest heads of state, may not serve the full seven-year term and could resign after the political stalemate that has lasted since an inconclusive February election is solved. Earlier on Saturday, Napolitano had put forward his candidacy for another term as Italy's president after the main political parties appealed for him to help resolve a deepening crisis. "I consider it necessary to offer my availability," Napolitano said in a statement after no candidate won a majority of votes in the joint session of parliament.