Italian president calls for political dialogue on reforms
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Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi on Tuesday called on the ruling center right and the center-left opposition to discuss constitutional reforms in a spirit of dialogue.
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Italy's president holds crisis talks with political leaders on Thursday to see if Romano Prodi, who has resigned as prime minister after nine months in power, can still head a government.
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Italy's president holds crisis talks with political leaders on Thursday to see if Romano Prodi, who resigned as prime minister after nine months in power, can still head a government or must be replaced.
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Italy's Premier Romano Prodi delivers his statement after meeting the Italian President at the Quirinale Presidential Palace in Rome, Saturday, Feb.Comment
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Presidente Senato commenta le preoccupazioni del Viminale
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President Giorgio Napolitano wrapped up Tuesday days of consultations with Italy's political leaders aimed at ending the uncertainty following Romano Prodi's resignation as prime minister.
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President Giorgio Napolitano started  crisis talks on Friday meant to rescue Italy from political  limbo after the resignation of the prime minister raised the  specter of snap elections.
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ROME, Italy -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi met here Friday with the interim president of Iraq, Ghazi Al-Yawar, amid mounting public pressure on his government and intense diplomatic efforts to free two women aid worker hostages.
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Italy's president met party leaders on Friday to see whether Romano Prodi can stay on as prime minister and guarantee a stable centre-left government to end the country's political crisis.
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Italy's president refused to sign into law a controversial judicial reform by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right government which magistrates said would threaten their independence, the president's office revealed.
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ROME, Jan 30 (IPS) - Following the resignation of prime minister Romano  Prodi last week after just 20 months in office, the future of  economic and social reforms due to be implemented by his  centre-left government appears uncertain.
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Italy's president is to meet the parliament's speakers in what is seen as a first step towards early polls.
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Italian Senate speaker Franco Marini, given the onerous task of building a team capable of carrying out electoral reforms and avoiding immediate polls, resumed crisis talks Friday with political leaders.
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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano asked Senate President Franco Marini on Wednesday to try to form an interim government to reform voting rules ahead of new elections, a senior presidential aide said.
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Egypt ian President Hosni Mubarak met on Monday with visiting Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, for talks on reviving the Mideast peace process.Comment
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President Giorgio Napolitano started crisis talks on Friday meant to rescue Italy from political limbo after the resignation of the prime minister raised the specter of snap elections.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi held talks Sunday with President Hamid Karzai and the commander of a NATO force involved in an international effort against Afghanistan's growing and deadly insurgency.