Italian govt wobbles as party withdraws support
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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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Italy's president accepted Prime Minister Romano Prodi's resignation on Wednesday following the government's defeat in a Senate vote on foreign policy.
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Premier Romano Prodi resigned on Wednesday after an embarrassing loss in the Italian Senate on foreign policy.
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Premier Romano Prodi resigned Wednesday after nine months in office following an embarrassing loss by his center-left government in the Senate on foreign policy, including Italy's military mission in Afghanistan.
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Italyâs fragile government snapped over internal divisions and skepticism about Europeâs role in fighting terrorism.
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Italy's Romano Prodi calls a special cabinet session after his fragile coalition loses a key foreign policy 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.
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Italy's Senate speaker said Monday he could not raise enough support for an interim government to change voting rules blamed for much of Italy's political instability, clearing the way for an early election.
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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 centre-right coalition of Italy's PM Berlusconi suffers a crushing defeat in seven by-elections.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi tendered his resignation Wednesday after his fragile centre-left coalition lost a foreign policy vote in parliament.
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Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi handed  his resignation to President Giorgio Napolitano on Thursday  after losing a confidence vote in the Senate.
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As economic woes mount, Italians want to make it more difficult for members of small coalitions to topple a government.
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ROME  -  Stung by a bruising foreign policy defeat, beleaguered Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned Wednesday, his center-left government collapsing after just nine months in power.Comment
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Italy's centre-left government struggled to stay afloat on Wednesday and even the president appeared to doubt that Prime Minister Romano Prodi, weakened by defections, could survive a confidence vote in the Senate.
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After losing a key foreign policy vote in the upper house of parliament, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned .Comment
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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano went into crisis talks with political leaders Thursday after the shock resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi because of a foreign policy defeat in the Senate.