Italy president to decide on gov't crisis Saturday
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ROME - Italy's president will decide on Saturday who should now lead the government, leaving acting Prime Minister Romano Prodi in suspense over whether he will be asked to return to power or ...Comment
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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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Italy's president dissolved parliament on Wednesday and the caretaker government prepared to call a snap election, likely in mid-April, that could mark a return to power of media magnate Silvio Berlusconi.
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By Stephen Brown and Silvia Aloisi Rome - Italy's president held crisis talks on Thursday to see if Romano Prodi, who resigned after only nine months in power after losing a Senate vote, has enough support to ...Comment
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Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi, who faces almost certain defeat if the opposition-controlled Senate holds a vote of confidence in his government, will meet President Giorgio Napolitano on Thursday before deciding whether to resign instead, media reports said.
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"I will not negotiate, I will not discuss. It's over."  A key ally of Premier Romano Prodi pulled his party from the Cabinet on Monday amid a corruption scandal, sending the center-left governing coalition scrambling to keep the administration from falling.Prodi, who presided at strategy talks Monday night, planned to address Parliament about the crisis Tuesday. Taking a break from the talks, a senator in Prodi's coalition hinted to reporters that the premier could call for a confidence vote by lawmakers.Prodi 'will put the crisis in the hands of Parliament,' said Sen. Roberto Manzione. Read more
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The Italian president began talks with political leaders Thursday to discuss the formation of a new government after the resignation of Premier Romano Prodi's nine-month-old administration.Comment
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Italy's president will decide on Saturday who should now lead Italy's government after the shock resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi.
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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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President Giorgio Napolitano embarked Friday on a mission to resolve Italy's political crisis after prime minister Romano Prodi's resignation ended his centre-left government.
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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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Italy's president was due to dissolve parliament on Wednesday ahead of snap elections, likely in mid-April, that could mark a return to power of media magnate Silvio Berlusconi.
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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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Troop deployments have split Mr Prodi's coalition Italian President Giorgio Napolitano is to begin crisis talks following the resignation of the prime minister, Romano Prodi.Comment
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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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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 president will decide on Saturday who should now lead the government, leaving acting Prime Minister Romano Prodi in suspense over whether he will be asked to return to power or sent into political retirement.