Prodi's Defeat Raises Stability Concerns
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A defeat in parliament for Romano Prodi raised new worries Friday about the stability of Italy's center-left governing coalition and prompted opposition calls for the premier's resignation.Comment
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The centre-right ruling coalition of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has suffered a crushing defeat in a round of by-elections. The centre-left opposition maintained its hold on four of the ...
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Romano Prodi's victory in a confidence vote has given his center-left government a lease of life but Italy appeared unconvinced on Thursday he can remain prime minister long enough to deliver promised reforms.
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Romano Prodi, given a second chance to prove that he can govern Italy, scrambled for support on Sunday ahead of a vote of confidence this week that he must win to stay on as prime minister.
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ROME, Feb 22 (IPS) - The Italian government is in crisis after it failed   to win a vote Wednesday on its foreign policy programme.  Although the  ruling centre-left coalition held only a very  slight majority in the  Senate, the defeat of the motion came as  a major surprise to Prime  Minister Romano Prodi.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi lost a confidence vote in the Senate on Thursday and will have to resign after a turbulent 20 months in office.
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Riven by deep policy divisions and personal rivalries, Italy's centre left is in tatters after the collapse of Romano Prodi's government and faces a likely drubbing if a snap election is called.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi went into crisis talks over the future of his government Wednesday after it failed to secure a parliamentary vote of support for its foreign policy.
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Italy's center-left leaders have agreed to back Romano Prodi's bid to stay on as prime minister, boosting his chances of ending a crisis that risks plunging the country into political paralysis.Comment
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Italy's government looked on the verge of collapse on Tuesday after an ally of Prime Minister Romano Prodi deserted the centre-left coalition, depriving him of a parliamentary majority.
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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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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano went into crisis talks with political leaders Thursday after the shock resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi because of a foreign policy defeat in the Senate.
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Italy's president held crisis talks on Thursday to see if Romano Prodi, who resigned after only nine months in power after losing a Senate vote, has enough support to be reappointed as prime minister or must be replaced.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi goes before parliament on Tuesday to try to avert a government crisis triggered when an ally withdrew from his coalition, but his chances of success appear slim.
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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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ROME - Italy's Romano Prodi was expected to win the backing of the upper house on Wednesday to remain as prime minister, but an opinion poll suggested that his grip on power would remain ...Comment
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ROME - Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi's government was "inclined to" present its resignation to the president after a major defeat in a Senate vote on foreign policy on ...Comment