Italian crisis talks as PM quits
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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano is to begin crisis talks after the resignation of PM Romano Prodi.
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ROME -- Stung by a bruising foreign policy defeat, Italy's beleaguered Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned yesterday, his center-left government collapsing after just nine months in power.
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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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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has handed in his resignation after his fragile centre left coalition lost a crucial parliament vote.Comment
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi is under pressure to resign ahead of a confidence vote in the Senate.
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Italy's president will hold crisis talks  with political leaders on Friday to see whether he can avoid  calling snap elections after a no confidence vote forced Prime  Minister Romano Prodi's government to resign.
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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano will decide on Saturday on the government's future in a crisis sparked by the surprise resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi.Comment
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Romano Prodi, who resigned as prime minister three days ago, was summoned to meet the Italian president on Saturday, after his center-left allies renewed their support in his government.Comment
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Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi offered his resignation to President Giorgio Napolitano after his government lost a key foreign policy vote in parliament.
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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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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 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.
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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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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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The Italian president began talks with political leaders Thursday to discuss the formation of a new government after the resignation of Premier Romano Prodi's nine-month-old administration.Comment
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"I will not negotiate, I will not discuss. It's over."  A key ally of Premier Romano Prodi pulled his party from the Cabinet on Monday amid a corruption scandal, sending the center-left governing coalition scrambling to keep the administration from falling.Prodi, who presided at strategy talks Monday night, planned to address Parliament about the crisis Tuesday. Taking a break from the talks, a senator in Prodi's coalition hinted to reporters that the premier could call for a confidence vote by lawmakers.Prodi 'will put the crisis in the hands of Parliament,' said Sen. Roberto Manzione. Read more
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President Giorgio Napolitano started  crisis talks on Friday meant to rescue Italy from political  limbo after the resignation of the prime minister raised the  specter of snap elections.