Italian lawmakers electing a new president failed to agree on a winner on Thursday, the fourth round of voting, even though at this stage only an absolute majority was required. However, no candidate gained at least 505 votes of the total of 1,009. As in earlier rounds of voting, most of the ballots were left blank, as lawmakers fail to form a cross-party consensus. Intense negotiations continue over who can replace incumbent Sergio Mattarella, who again received the most backers even though he has ruled out remaining in office. He had 166 votes on Thursday. There are traditionally no official…