Italy government loses key vote
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Italy's fragile coalition loses a crucial senate vote on keeping troops in Afghanistan, seen as a test of government unity.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi will face a vote of confidence in the lower house of parliament on Wednesday, the heads of parliamentary groups said after the centre-left government lost a key ally.
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Correspondents say the vote reveals the fragility of Mr Prodi's coalition The Italian government has lost a key vote in its upper house of parliament on the country's foreign policy.Comment
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In the latest shakeup in Italy's government, the prime minister is ousted after a heated foreign policy debate
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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 won a confidence vote in the Senate on Wednesday, ensuring the survival of his center-left government.Comment
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi's government is "inclined to" present its resignation to the president following a major defeat in a Senate vote on foreign policy, a center-left political source said on Wednesday.
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The centre-right coalition of Italy's PM Berlusconi suffers a crushing defeat in seven by-elections.
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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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European Parliament leaders fail to agree on the fate of Italy's nominee for justice commissioner, Rocco Buttiglione.
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Italy's Romano Prodi calls a special cabinet session after his fragile coalition loses a key foreign policy vote.
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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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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi tendered his resignation Wednesday after his fragile centre-left coalition lost a foreign policy vote in parliament.
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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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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi's  government is "inclined to" present its resignation to the  president following a major defeat in a Senate vote on foreign  policy, a center-left political source said on Wednesday.
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Prime Minister Romano Prodi made a final plea for Italy's parliament to back his government on Thursday in a confidence vote he looked set to lose, saying the economy could not bear more political uncertainty.
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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano will decide on Saturday on the government's future in a crisis sparked by the surprise resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi.Comment