Italian mayor challenges Bersani, wants pact or vote

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By Naomi O'Leary ROME (Reuters) - Florence mayor Matteo Renzi launched a clear challenge to Italian center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani on Thursday, saying he must either agree a coalition with former premier Silvio Berlusconi or demand a new election. Bersani won a majority in the lower house but not the Senate in February's elections, leaving the center-left unable to govern alone. Last week he failed to forge a viable majority in parliament when his overtures to the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement were rebuffed. ...




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