Italian parliament dissolved, snap elections to follow
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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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Italy's president dissolved parliament on  Wednesday and the caretaker government prepared to call a snap  election, likely in mid-April, that could mark a return to  power of media magnate Silvio Berlusconi.
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Russian president, Vladimir Putin, dissolves government in lead-up to parliamentary and presidential elections
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Italy's president dissolved parliament on Wednesday and the caretaker government prepared to call a snap election, likely in mid-April, that could mark a return to power of media magnate Silvio Berlusconi.
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"I will not negotiate, I will not discuss. It's over."  A key ally of Premier Romano Prodi pulled his party from the Cabinet on Monday amid a corruption scandal, sending the center-left governing coalition scrambling to keep the administration from falling.Prodi, who presided at strategy talks Monday night, planned to address Parliament about the crisis Tuesday. Taking a break from the talks, a senator in Prodi's coalition hinted to reporters that the premier could call for a confidence vote by lawmakers.Prodi 'will put the crisis in the hands of Parliament,' said Sen. Roberto Manzione. Read more
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The issue of troop deployments split Mr Prodi's coalition Italian President Giorgio Napolitano is holding talks with key politicians on forming a new government, in an effort to resolve a deep political crisis.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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Silvio Berlusconi has suffered a setback in parliamentary by-elections. The Italian prime minister's coalition lost seven parliamentary by-elections. The centre-left opposition won all of the seats up for ...
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Former Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi hit the campaign trail Friday without waiting to find out if the country faces early elections as a result of Premier Romano Prodi's resignation, which followed a humiliating defeat in a Senate vote.
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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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Italy's prime minister resigned Wednesday after his center-left government Wednesday lost a key foreign policy vote.Comment
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Italian PM Romano Prodi wins a vote of confidence in parliament but his coalition looks set to fall in the Senate.
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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
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President Giorgio Napolitano started  crisis talks on Friday meant to rescue Italy from political  limbo after the resignation of the prime minister raised the  specter of snap elections.
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Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi lost a confidence vote in parliament's upper house Senate on Thursday and must resign.
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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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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