Italy gov't talks kick off, as party leaders thrust and parry

Forza Italia party leader and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (C) speaks to the media after the consultations with Italian President Sergio Mattarella (not seen in the picture) at the Quirinal Palace in Rome, capital of Italy, on April 5, 2018. The first round of formal government talks since an inconclusive March 4 general election kicked off in Rome's Quirinal Palace on Wednesday.(Xinhua/Jin Yu)