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Rome, 6 March – Rome’s conservative mayor Gianni Alemanno on Wednesday predicted that emeritus pope Benedict XVI’s successor could be installed on 17 March – without giving an explanation.
“Three exceptional events are in the offing on 17 March, celebrations to mark the [152nd anniversary of the] unification of Italy, the probable enthronement of a new pontiff and the 19th Rome marathon,” Alemanno stated.
”If the new pope is enthroned on that day, the marathon will be postponed until the afternoon,” Alemanno told an event in Rome presenting the upcoming race.
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