Italy's embattled Prodi faces vote of confidence
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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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Italy's president asked Romano Prodi to stay on as prime minister on Saturday, but he now faces a confidence vote in parliament to prove he has enough support to govern.
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Italy's Premier Romano Prodi sought support for his teetering government in Parliament on Tuesday and said he would ask for votes of confidence in both chambers after a coalition ally withdrew support.
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Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi will  put his weakened government to a vote of confidence in both  houses of parliament, he told the lower house on Tuesday.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi decided Thursday to go ahead with a vote of confidence before the Senate, the ANSA news agency reported after the embattled centre-left leader met for a second time with President Giorgio Napolitano.
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Italy's upper house of parliament will hold a confidence vote on Prime Minister Romano Prodi's government on Thursday evening, a Prodi ally said on Tuesday.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi put his centre-left government on the line on Tuesday when he called a confidence vote after the defection of an ally robbed him of a majority.
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Prime Minister Romano Prodi made a final plea for Italy's parliament to back his government on Thursday in a confidence vote he looked set to lose, saying the economy could not bear more political uncertainty.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in the Senate on Wednesday, allowing him to stay in office and drawing an end to a political crisis prompted by his resignation a week ago.
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Italy's Romano Prodi was expected to win the backing of the upper house on Wednesday to remain as prime minister, but an opinion poll suggested that his grip on power would remain weak.
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Italian center-left leader Romano Prodi was re-confirmed as premier Friday, after winning a confidence vote in the lower house of parliament.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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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi lost a confidence vote in the Senate on Thursday and went to hand his resignation to the president, prompting opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi to demand immediate elections.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi will submit his centre-left government to what may be its final test by asking parliament on Tuesday for a confidence vote after the defection of an ally pushed it the brink of collapse.
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Italian Premier Romano Prodi sought support for his teetering government in Parliament on Tuesday and said he would seek votes of confidence in both chambers after a coalition ally withdrew support.
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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, the president's office  said.
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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.