Italian PM asks Senate for 'explicit, principled' vote of confidence
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, his political survival on the line, asked the Senate on Thursday for an "explicit, principled" vote of confidence to allow his centre-left government to continue on the path of reforms.
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Italian prime minister wins chamber of deputies backing but faces closer decision in senate
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi decided Thursday to go ahead with a vote of confidence before the Senate, the ANSA news agency reported after the embattled centre-left leader met for a second time with President Giorgio Napolitano.
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ROME -- Italy's president yesterday asked Romano Prodi to stay on as prime minister and face a confidence vote to test his majority in parliament.
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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano asks the Senate speaker to try to form an interim government.
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Romano Prodi looks set to win a Senate confidence vote on Wednesday to stay as Italy's prime minister after rallying fractious allies behind him to end a political crisis triggered by his resignation a week ago.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi  rallied support on Wednesday for two confidence votes that will  determine the survival of his centre-left government after the  defection of an ally erased his Senate majority.
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Rome- Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi was due to address the Senate later on Tuesday ahead of a do-or-die vote of confidence taking place in parliament's upper house on Wednesday.Comment
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said Thursday he would go before the Senate as he struggles against increasing odds to save his centre-left government from collapse, the ANSA news agency reported.
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Italian Premier Romano Prodi sought support for his teetering government in Parliament on Tuesday and said he would seek votes of confidence in both chambers after a coalition ally withdrew support.
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The Italian president asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on as premier and face a new vote of confidence in parliament, seeking a swift end to the political crisis prompted by the government's resignation ...Comment
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Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi, who faces almost certain defeat if the opposition-controlled Senate holds a vote of confidence in his government, will meet President Giorgio Napolitano on Thursday before deciding whether to resign instead, media reports said.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, reeling from a crushing round of Senate votes and infighting by allies, demanded a clear show of unity from his fractured centre-left coalition on Thursday.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has called for a parliamentary vote of confidence as he fended off mounting calls to quit over lies he told to win re-election.
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Italian Premier Romano Prodi kept his fractious center-left coalition together to win a confidence vote in the Senate on Wednesday, ensuring the immediate survival of his nine-month-old government.
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Italian PM Romano Prodi loses a Senate confidence vote that threatens to bring down his government.
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Italy's president gave Romano Prodi another shot Saturday, asking him to remain as premier and face a confidence vote in parliament, while Prodi supporters courted outside senators in a frantic effort to end ...Comment