Senator for life Giulio Andreotti chairs the first Senate assembly of the 13th legislature during the election of Italy’s Senate President in Rome’s Palazzo Madama on April 29, 2008. Renato Schifani, one of Italian prime minister-elect Silvio Berlusconi’s closest proteges, was elected Senate speaker with 178 votes. AFP PHOTO / Filippo MONTEFORTE (Photo credit should read FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)
