00:00 On Friday, the presidential palace in Rome announced the death of Giorgio Napolitano,
00:06 who'd served two terms as president of Italy.
00:09 Napolitano was the first communist to serve as president and also the first person to
00:13 be elected twice to the presidency.
00:17 The current president, Sergio Mattarella, paid tribute to his predecessor, saying Napolitano's
00:22 life mirrored a large part of the history of Italy in the second half of the 20th century.
00:27 Napolitano, who'd been in hospital in Rome for a number of weeks, was 98.
00:32 (audience laughing)
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