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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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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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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Italy's Romano Prodi was expected to win the backing of the upper house on Wednesday to remain as prime minister, but an opinion poll suggested that his grip on power would remain weak.
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Italy's president asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on and face a confidence vote in parliament, as leaders in the center-left majority courted outside senators in a frantic effort to ensure the ...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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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi's  government was "inclined to" present its resignation to the  president after a major defeat in a Senate vote on foreign  policy on Wednesday, a centre-left political source said.
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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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Italy's Romano Prodi is scrambling for support ahead of a vote of confidence this week which he must win to stay on as prime minister.
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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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Italy's president met party leaders on Friday to see whether Romano Prodi can stay on as prime minister and guarantee a stable centre-left government to end the country's political crisis.
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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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Italian PM forced to resign, clearing the way for Silvio Berlusconi to bid once more to govern Italy
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Italy's deputy premier suggested Saturday that his country could pull its troops out of Iraq after elections scheduled for January, saying they will no longer be needed when a representative government is in ...
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Italy's president has asked Romano ProdiA to stay on as prime minister and face a new vote of confidence in parliament, rejecting his resignation announced earlier in the week.Comment
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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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Italian PM Romano Prodi will face a vote of confidence in parliament after a key coalition ally resigned.