Italy PM mulls whether to quit or risk vote
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi had to decide on Thursday whether to resign or risk a confidence vote he would be expected to lose, obliging his centre-left government to step down anyway.
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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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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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ROME - 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 ...Comment
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An ally of Italian Prime Minister Romano  Prodi dealt his government a potentially fatal blow on Monday  by withdrawing support for his coalition, but the premier  resisted calls to resign despite losing his Senate majority.
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Prime Minister Romano Prodi may resign in the wake of a defection by a key parliamentary ally.
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Italy's president held crisis talks on Thursday to determine whether Romano Prodi, who resigned after losing a Senate vote, has enough support to be reappointed prime minister or must be replaced.
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Italy's anti-gay nominee for EU justice commissioner, Rocco Buttiglione, hints he might quit the post.
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Italy's president will hold crisis talks with political leaders on Friday to see whether he can avoid calling snap elections after a no confidence vote forced Prime Minister Romano Prodi's government to resign.
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Italy's president will decide on Saturday who should now lead Italy's government after the shock resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi went  to see the president on Thursday, witnesses said, as he decided  whether to face a Senate confidence vote, which he is expected  to lose, or to resign after being weakened by defections.
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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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Italy's president will decide on Saturday whether Romano Prodi deserves another chance to lead the nation as prime minister after a Senate rebellion forced his shock resignation.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi faces a knife-edge vote of confidence in his leadership, a week after he was forced to resign over a humiliating foreign policy defeat in the Senate.Comment
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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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ROME - 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.Prodi resigned on Wednesday ...Comment
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ROME, Jan 30 (IPS) - Following the resignation of prime minister Romano  Prodi last week after just 20 months in office, the future of  economic and social reforms due to be implemented by his  centre-left government appears uncertain.