Berlusconi may seek early elections
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said yesterday he would demand early general elections if he failed to clinch a deal with his fractious coalition partners to cut income taxes at the start of next year.
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A new trial on corruption charges against former Premier Silvio Berlusconi opened Tuesday, just as the opposition leader is seeking to capitalize on weaknesses in the governing coalition to get back into power.Comment
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MILAN/ROME  - Silvio Berlusconi's future was in doubt on Tuesday after a newspaper said he did not want to bid for a third term as Italy's prime minister but the opposition leader said he had no plan to quit politics.
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because Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had not bowed to demands to withdraw Italian troops from Iraq. were &quot;unreliable&quot; and was treating them with &quot;total suspicion&quot;.
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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano asked Senate President Franco Marini on Wednesday to try to form an interim government to reform voting rules ahead of new elections, a senior presidential aide said.
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Italy's Romano Prodi is scrambling for support ahead of a vote of confidence this week which he must win to stay on as prime minister.
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Silvio Berlusconi has suffered a setback in parliamentary by-elections. The Italian prime minister's coalition lost seven parliamentary by-elections. The centre-left opposition won all of the seats up for ...
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Conservative leader Silvio Berlusconi kicked off his election campaign Saturday, calling for a single liberal party -- his own -- to dominate parliament after the April election.
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Italy's government crisis enters a  decisive week with a snap election and a return to power of  Silvio Berlusconi's centre right looking ever more likely.
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For Silvio Berlusconi, a starring role in politics and business may not be enough. Italy's media magnate prime minister is now reported to be considering a flirt with the silver screen.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, a week after postponing income-tax cuts until 2006, reversed his decision and is seeking to persuade allies to introduce them next year to help the economy.
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Italy's Romano Prodi is scrambling for  support ahead of a vote of confidence this week which he must  win to stay on as prime minister.
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Italy is awaiting the verdict in the long-running corruption trial of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Three judges in Milan are deliberating and the verdict may be announced later on Friday.
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"I think Italy does not need any government of national unity but a government that will get down to work immediately after Italians vote"  By Philip PullellaROME  - Italy's government crisis enters a decisive week with a snap election and a return to power of Silvio Berlusconi's centre right looking ever more likely.President Giorgio Napolitano granted himself a day of reflection on Sunday, planning to resume consultations with political leaders on Monday and end them on Tuesday evening.Napolitano, an 82-year-old former communist, must decide whether to dissolve parliament and call an election for the spring or mandate someone to first try to form an interim government to enact electoral reforms. Read more
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Friday he hoped incumbent President Bush would win the Nov. 2 election against his Democratic rival John Kerry.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard could call an election as early as Wednesday, after a regional summit marked by questions over his future, reports said Saturday.
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A new trial on corruption charges against former Premier Silvio Berlusconi opened Tuesday, just as the opposition leader is seeking to capitalize on weaknesses in the governing coalition to get back into power.