Prodi's defeat raises stability concerns
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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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ROME - Italy's president holds crisis talks with political leaders on Thursday to see if Romano Prodi, who resigned as prime minister after nine months in power, can still head a government or ...Comment
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Romano Prodi in Rome after his resignation. Photo: AFP Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned on Wednesday after his centre-left coalition suffered an embarrassing defeat on foreign policy, including ...Comment
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Mr Prodi still has a tough job to keep his coalition together Italian PM Romano Prodi has easily won a confidence vote in the lower house, keeping his centre-left coalition in power after a week-long crisis.Comment
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Italy's head of state, President Giorgio Napolitano, will today wrap up crisis talks on the political impasse brought on by the collapse of Romano Prodi's centre-left government, but last night there were few ...Comment
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Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi, facing shrinking odds of winning a vote of confidence in the opposition-controlled Senate, is considering resigning instead of facing the test, media reports said Wednesday.
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Prime Minister 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 ...Comment
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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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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 Romano Prodi holds a special cabinet session after his fragile coalition loses a key foreign policy vote.
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Italy saw the birth on Saturday of the Democratic Party, a merger of the ruling centre-left's two largest formations, even as the government of Prime Minister Romano Prodi appeared on the brink of collapse.
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Prime Minister Romano Prodi no longer has a working majority in the Italian Senate. Does it spell the end for him?
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Premier Romano Prodi resigned on Wednesday after an embarrassing loss in the Italian Senate on foreign policy.Comment
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Premier Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in parliament's lower house Wednesday night, but his chances for success in the upper house appeared to worsen as more allies defected amid growing pressure on the center-left leader to resign.
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Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi holds crisis talks as the departure of an ally threatens his governing coalition.
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Italy's president was holding crisis talks with political leaders yesterday to see if Romano Prodi, who resigned as prime minister after nine months in power, can still head a government or must be replaced.Comment
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Romano Prodi lost a Senate confidence vote, obliging him to resign and bring an end to his 20-month-old government.