Prodi wins reprieve in Italy
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Romano Prodi's center-left government has a new lease on life. But if the past nine months are any indication, his allies will not make it easy for him.
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Italy's president has asked Romano ProdiA to stay on as prime minister and face a new vote of confidence in parliament, rejecting his resignation announced earlier in the week.Comment
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ITALY ROME -- Italian center-left leader Romano Prodi was confirmed as prime minister yesterday when he won a second and final confidence vote in parliament, ending a political crisis and ensuring there will be no election to replace him. He won by 342 votes to 198 with 2 abstentions in the lower house, a much wider margin than in Wednesday's ...
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THE Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, was yesterday cleared of bribery charges that could have ended his political career.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in the lower house of parliament as expected on Wednesday, but faces a much more difficult task in the Senate, where he no longer has a majority.
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Italian Premier Romano Prodi kept his fractious center-left coalition together to win a confidence vote in the Senate on Wednesday, ensuring the immediate survival of his nine-month-old government.Comment
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"It respects our spending reductions."  Italy's government and unions reached a landmark agreement on pension reforms on Friday after marathon talks, potentially resolving one of the biggest challenges for Prime Minister Romano Prodi's coalition. via Turkish Daily News
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Center-left leaders rallied behind Romano Prodi on Friday, boosting his chances of returning to office just days after he resigned as premier.Comment
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Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in Italy's upper house on Wednesday to stay on as prime minister, but an opinion poll suggested his grip on power would remain weak.
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Italian center-left leader Romano Prodi was reconfirmed as prime minister on Friday when he won a second and final confidence vote in parliament, ending a political crisis and ensuring there will be no snap ...Comment
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Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi underwent successful heart surgery Monday in the United States, his party said.Comment
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Parties in Italy's governing coalition reach a deal allowing Romano Prodi to continue as prime minister, reports say.
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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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Mr Prodi still has a tough job to keep his coalition together Italian PM Romano Prodi has easily won a confidence vote in the lower house, keeping his centre-left coalition in power after a week-long crisis.Comment
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Romano Prodi, given a second chance to prove that he can govern Italy, scrambled for support on Sunday ahead of a vote of confidence this week that he must win to stay on as prime minister.
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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 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.