P283 283 YLE TEKSTJ-TV 24.06. 2121:54    NEWS IN ENGLJSH Monday    Italian presidential elections Italian houses of Parliament have begun the election of a new president to succeed veteran Socialist president Sandro Pertini, who is not standink for re-election. The election of Christian Democratic candidate Francesco Cossiga seemed certain after all major parties declaredtheir support for Cossiga. The decisive factor was the announcement by the Communist Party that it was supporting Cossiga's election. London bomb defused 284 INDEX 280