Italy's president looks for way out of govt crisis
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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 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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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.
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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 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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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano delivers a statement after meeting Italian Premier Romano Prodi at the Quirinale Presidential Palace in Rome Saturday, Feb.Comment
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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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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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Italy's president began a new round of talks on Friday to see whether Romano Prodi can stay on as prime minister and guarantee a stable center-left government to end the country's political crisis.
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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano embarked on frenzied negotiations for a new government Thursday after the shock resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi.
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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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President Giorgio Napolitano started crisis talks on Friday meant to rescue Italy from political limbo after Prime Minister Romano Prodi's resignation raised the specter of snap elections.
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Italy's government looked on the verge of collapse on Tuesday after an ally of Prime Minister Romano Prodi deserted the centre-left coalition, depriving him of a parliamentary majority.
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Italy's president called Senate speaker  Franco Marini to a meeting on Wednesday, fuelling speculation  that the second highest-ranking official in the country could  be asked to head an interim government.
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Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi calls for early elections to end the country's political crisis.
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Italy's president is preparing to hold crisis talks with political leaders to see if Romano Prodi, who resigned as prime minister after nine months in power, can continue to lead a government or must be ...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