PHOTO: In this Jan. 10, 1997 file photo Sergio Mattarella shakes hands with former Italian Premier Romano Prodi in Rome. Italian lawmakers have elected Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015 Constitutional Court justice Sergio Mattarella on the third day of voting. Mattarella's victory was clinched Saturday when he amassed 505 votes — a simple majority — with the count incomplete. Renzi had pushed hard for Mattarella's election, and some of Renzi's rebellious Democrats had protested that the premier had imposed his choice on them. Mattarella, 73, with Christian Democrat roots, is considered to be above the political fray. (AP Photo/Enrico Oliverio, file)