Italian political crisis enters decisive week
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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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Embattled Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi prepared on Wednesday to face the first of two votes of confidence as his centre-left government teetered on the brink of collapse.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi on Wednesday faces a crunch vote of confidence in his leadership, a week after he was forced to resign over a humiliating foreign policy defeat in parliament.
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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
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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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The crisis over the composition of the European Commission that is replacing Romano Prodi's line-up has been put off to another date, probably to November 15 when the European Parliament is next scheduled to be ...
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President Giorgio Napolitano embarked Friday on a mission to resolve Italy's political crisis after prime minister Romano Prodi's resignation ended his centre-left government.
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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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Italy moves a step closer to resolving its pensions crisis, which has been a key political issue.
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By Stephen Brown and Silvia Aloisi Rome - Italy's president held crisis talks on Thursday to see if Romano Prodi, who resigned after only nine months in power after losing a Senate vote, has enough support to ...Comment
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Italian political commentators said the breakdown of Monday's negotiations, though not wholly surprising, augured badly for the centre-left's efforts to defeat Silvio Berlusconi, prime minister, and his ...
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Key players in the political crisis meet for the first time since the elections as mass demonstrations continue.
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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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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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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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Silvio Berlusconi's collapse at a political rally alarmed Italy's centre-right opposition and fueled speculation on Monday that the former prime minister may be set to bow out of frontline politics.