Italian president scrambles for new government after PM Prodi quits
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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano embarked on frenzied negotiations for a new government Thursday after the shock resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi was heading for new talks with the president on Wednesday but has not decided to resign yet, sources in the centre-left ruling coalition said.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned on Thursday after his centre-left government lost a confidence vote in the Senate, prompting opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi to demand immediate elections.
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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved parliament on Wednesday, paving the way for snap elections and a probable return to power by conservative media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi.
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Italian Premier Romano Prodi resigned Thursday after losing a risky Senate confidence motion that obliged him to end his 20-month-old government
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned on Thursday following 20 rocky months in office after the centre-left leader lost a vote of confidence in the Senate.
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ROME -- Italy's president asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on as premier and put his center-left government to a new vote of confidence in Parliament, seeking a swift end to the political crisis prompted by the cabinet's resignation days ago.
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Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned on Wednesday, just nine months after winning the closest election in Italy's modern history, when his centre-left coalition suffered a Senate defeat on foreign policy.
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ROME - Italy's president will decide on Saturday who should now lead the government, leaving acting Prime Minister Romano Prodi in suspense over whether he will be asked to return to power or ...Comment
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Italy's president will announce who he has chosen to lead a new government on Saturday after crisis talks.
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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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The Italian Prime Minister has resigned from his Presidency role at Milan after 18 years of success. Silvio Berlusconi has stepped down as President of Milan, leaving the job vacant for the time being with
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Italian PM forced to resign, clearing the way for Silvio Berlusconi to bid once more to govern Italy
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi lost a confidence vote in the Senate on Thursday and went to hand his resignation to the president, prompting opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi to demand immediate elections.
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Troop deployments have split Mr Prodi's coalition Italian President Giorgio Napolitano is to begin crisis talks following the resignation of the prime minister, Romano Prodi.Comment
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Italy's president consulted with minor  parties on Saturday in an effort to resolve a political crisis,  with politicians divided between favoring snap elections or an  interim government to enact reforms.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi  resigned on Thursday after his centre-left government lost a  confidence vote in the Senate, prompting opposition leader  Silvio Berlusconi to demand immediate elections.