Italy president in crisis talks after Prodi quits
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Italy's president held crisis talks on Thursday to determine whether Romano Prodi, who resigned after losing a Senate vote, has enough support to be reappointed prime minister or must be replaced.
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NAJAF, Iraq  - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met on Wednesday with the reclusive leader of Iraq's Shi'ite majority, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, to discuss a government crisis in which nearly half his cabinet has quit.
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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano held crisis talks with political leaders after the shock resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi because of a foreign policy defeat in the Senate.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi goes before parliament on Tuesday to try to avert a government crisis triggered when an ally withdrew from his coalition, but his chances of success appear slim.
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The foreign ministers of France, Italy and Spain meet Lebanese leaders on Saturday to discuss the long-running political crisis that threatens to scuttle the country's presidential election.
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ROME, Feb 22 (IPS) - The Italian government is in crisis after it failed   to win a vote Wednesday on its foreign policy programme.  Although the  ruling centre-left coalition held only a very  slight majority in the  Senate, the defeat of the motion came as  a major surprise to Prime  Minister Romano Prodi.
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Guinea's worried neighbours ended talks with its President Lansana Conte in a bid to resolve the political crisis in the west African nation that threatens regional stability.
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Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has collapsed briefly while making a political speech in Tuscany and has recovered.
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Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi, who faces almost certain defeat if the opposition-controlled Senate holds a vote of confidence in his government, will meet President Giorgio Napolitano on Thursday before deciding whether to resign instead, media reports said.
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Italy's president holds crisis talks with political leaders on Thursday to see if Romano Prodi, who has resigned as prime minister after nine months in power, can still head a government.
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Italy's president asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on as premier and put his center-left government to a new vote of confidence in parliament, seeking a swift end to the political crisis prompted by the ...Comment
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Italy's Premier Romano Prodi delivers his statement after meeting the Italian President at the Quirinale Presidential Palace in Rome, Saturday, Feb.Comment
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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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The prime minister is in Rome today for crisis talks following the withdrawal of the incoming EU commission. Today&#39;s gathering of 25 heads of state and government was meant to focus on the ceremonial signing of the EU constitution.
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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano began crisis talks with political leaders on Thursday in the wake of Prime Minister Romano Prodi's shock resignation because of a foreign policy defeat in the Senate.
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Italy's president consulted with minor  parties on Saturday in an effort to resolve a political crisis,  with politicians divided between favoring snap elections or an  interim government to enact reforms.
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Italy's president is to hold talks with political leaders after PM Romano Prodi's resignation.