Italy's center-left leader fails to form government

Italy remained in political gridlock on Thursday after the center-left leader announced he had failed to form a stable government.

Pier Luigi Bersani, who has been talking with parties since Friday, expressed some bitterness when he told reporters at the president's office in Rome that he found `'unacceptable" attempts by some parties to set `'preclusions and conditions." The next move belongs to President Giorgio Napolitan, who will hold a day of consultations on Friday in attempt to form a government himself. (AP)