Italy heads towards fresh elections
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Italy's political crisis neared an uneasy resolution on Tuesday after attempts to form an interim government failed, leaving fresh elections using an unpopular voting system the only option.
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Italy's president will announce who he has chosen to lead a new government on Saturday after crisis talks.
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Italy's government crisis enters a decisive week with a snap election and a return to power of Silvio Berlusconi's centre right looking ever more likely.
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Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano  summoned the presidents of both chambers of parliament to his  office on Tuesday, an official statement said, a sign he was  about to dissolve parliament and call a snap election.
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A new trial on corruption charges against former Premier Silvio Berlusconi opened Tuesday, just as the opposition leader is seeking to capitalize on weaknesses in the governing coalition to get back into power.Comment
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Italy's political crisis enters a decisive week with a snap election and a return to power of Silvio Berlusconi's centre right looking ever more likely after the collapse of Romano Prodi's government.
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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 asked the Senate speaker Wednesday to determine if an interim government can be formed to change the electoral law before early elections, an effort to end the country's political instability.
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"I think Italy does not need any government of national unity but a government that will get down to work immediately after Italians vote"  By Philip PullellaROME  - Italy's government crisis enters a decisive week with a snap election and a return to power of Silvio Berlusconi's centre right looking ever more likely.President Giorgio Napolitano granted himself a day of reflection on Sunday, planning to resume consultations with political leaders on Monday and end them on Tuesday evening.Napolitano, an 82-year-old former communist, must decide whether to dissolve parliament and call an election for the spring or mandate someone to first try to form an interim government to enact electoral reforms. Read more
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Elezioni legislative anticipate il 30 settembre
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ROME - Italy's president will decide on Saturday who should now lead the government, leaving acting Prime Minister Romano Prodi in suspense over whether he will be asked to return to power or ...Comment
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Italy's president will decide on Saturday who should now lead the government, leaving acting Prime Minister Romano Prodi in suspense over whether he will be asked to return to power or sent into political retirement.
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Italy's president is to hold talks with political leaders after PM Romano Prodi's resignation.
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Silvio Berlusconi and his allies moved their battle to regain power in Italy on to new ground after the resignation of prime minister Romano Prodi and the collapse of his centre-left government
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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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World Cup champion Italy began training again Monday with new goals in mind.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is preparing this week to both reshuffle his shaky coalition government and name a new appointee to the European Commission, with his foreign minister seen likely to get the nod to go to Brussels.