Prodi aims to stay on after winning allies' backing
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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.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi will brave a confidence vote in the Senate on Thursday despite expectations that he will lose and be forced to resign.
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Silvio Berlusconi says his coalition will support Romano Prodi's government in a coming vote on Afghanistan.
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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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Premier Romano Prodi sought to win over senators Tuesday in a speech meant to woo both Catholics and communists in his fractious coalition, a day before a confidence vote that will decide the survival of Italy's 61st postwar government.
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Hungary's prime minister vowed to stay on after a big defeat in Sunday's local polls but his future now hinges on whether his coalition will continue to back him after an appeal by the president for it to reconsider.
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Italian leaders are locked in talks on a deal allowing Romano Prodi to stay as PM in a bid to end a political crisis.
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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on as prime minister but return to parliament to face a vote of confidence.
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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.
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Echoing pledges by the leaders of France and Australia, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi emphasized his county's long-term commitment to Afghanistan in a meeting with President Hamid Karzai on Sunday, the presidential palace said.
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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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Early results for Italian local elections  in which 10 million people were eligible to vote put the  centre-right opposition ahead on Monday, but Romano Prodi&#39;s  left-leaning government appeared to have avoided a drubbing.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in the Senate on Wednesday, ensuring the survival of his center-left government.Comment
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Prime Minister Romano Prodi&#039;s center-left coalition appeared poised late Monday to retain its grip on several major cities in mayoral races across Italy.
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Italy's president asked Romano Prodi on  Saturday to stay on as prime minister and face a confidence  vote to test his majority in parliament.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in the Senate on Wednesday, allowing him to stay on in office.
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Hungary's prime minister vowed to stay  on after a big defeat in Sunday's local polls but his future  now hinges on whether his coalition will continue to back him  after an appeal by the president for it to reconsider.