Italy seeks way out of crisis after Prodi quits
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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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ROME -- Italy's president yesterday asked Romano Prodi to stay on as prime minister and face a confidence vote to test his majority in parliament.
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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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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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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said Thursday that his government had benefited from the recent crisis.Comment
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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 must be replaced.
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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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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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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 moves a step closer to resolving its pensions crisis, which has been a key political issue.
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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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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned Wednesday after his government lost a parliamentary vote on its foreign policy.Comment
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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 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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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 -- 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 cabinet's resignation days ago.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi's power is at risk after parties threaten to quit the governing coalition.