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Italy\u2019s president, Sergio Mattarella, is now holding talks with party leaders to try and forge a working coalition, but may be forced to call fresh elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, a bill introduced in February last year to shake up Italy\u2019s armed forces and put funding on a more stable footing was put on the back burner in parliament and not voted on before parliament was dissolved ahead of the elections last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt falls to the new government to take this project forward as a signal to the whole world,\u201d said Margelletti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill contains measures to increase synergies between Italy\u2019s armed forces and beefs up the powers of the chief of staff, while introducing a role of new national armaments director to oversee logistics across the three services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill\u2019s provisions were based on recommendations in a defense white paper issued in 2015, which envisaged Italy maintaining a full range of capabilities to ensure military superiority in the Mediterranean region, all on a tight budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill envisaged six-year funding laws to introduce greater certainty in defense acquisitions for military planners and industry. 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