Italian leader urges Prodi to stay as PM
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The Italian president asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on as premier and face a new vote of confidence in parliament, seeking a swift end to the political crisis prompted by the government's resignation days ago.
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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's political future hung in the balance Saturday as Italy waited to learn whether President Giorgio Napolitano will invite him to stay on as prime minister.
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Leaders of Italy's center-left coalition have agreed to support Romano Prodi's bid to stay on as prime minister, backing him on a 12-point political program, Prodi's spokesman said on Thursday.
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ROME - Italy's president began a new round of talks on Friday to see whether Romano Prodi can stay on as prime minister and guarantee a stable center-left government to end the country's ...Comment
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Prime Minister Romano Prodi vows to reform Italian TV, but faces stiff resistance from rival Silvio Berlusconi.
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Italy's Premier Romano Prodi sought support for his teetering government in Parliament on Tuesday and said he would ask for votes of confidence in both chambers after a coalition ally withdrew support.
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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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Dutch prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency, has officially asked European Commission president Romano Prodi to stay in office until a new Commission is voted in.
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Italian Premier Romano Prodi said Monday that Iran must be prevented from acquiring nuclear weapons and called on Gaza's Hamas rulers to release a captured Israeli soldier.
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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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Italy's president began a new round of  talks on Friday to see whether Romano Prodi can stay on as  prime minister and guarantee a stable center-left government to  end the country's political crisis.
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Italy's president held crisis talks with political leaders on Thursday to see if Romano Prodi could still head a government or must be replaced after resigning as prime minister after only nine months in power.Comment
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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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Parties in Italy's governing coalition reach a deal allowing Romano Prodi to continue as prime minister, reports say.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, reeling from a crushing round of Senate votes and infighting by allies, demanded a clear show of unity from his fractured centre-left coalition on Thursday.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi addresses the media after a meeting with President Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinale palace.Comment