Italy's Government Poised to Fall
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Prime Minister Romano Prodi no longer has a working majority in the Italian Senate. Does it spell the end for him?
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi is under pressure to resign ahead of a confidence vote in the Senate.
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ROME - Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi's government was "inclined to" present its resignation to the president after a major defeat in a Senate vote on foreign policy on ...Comment
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi went into crisis talks over the future of his government Wednesday after it failed to secure a parliamentary vote of support for its foreign policy.
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In the latest shakeup in Italy's government, the prime minister is ousted after a heated foreign policy debate
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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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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.Comment
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Riven by deep policy divisions and  personal rivalries, Italy's centre left is in tatters after the  collapse of Romano Prodi's government and faces a likely  drubbing if a snap election is called.
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Romano Prodi lost a Senate confidence vote, obliging him to resign and bring an end to his 20-month-old government.
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Italy's prime minister resigned Wednesday after his center-left government Wednesday lost a key foreign policy vote.Comment
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Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi, facing shrinking odds of winning a vote of confidence in the opposition-controlled Senate, is considering resigning instead of facing the test, media reports said Wednesday.
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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano  is to dissolve parliament on Wednesday, reports say, paving the way for early elections.
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A defeat in parliament for Romano Prodi raised new worries Friday about the stability of Italy's center-left governing coalition and prompted opposition calls for the premier's resignation.Comment
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Romano Prodi's victory in a confidence  vote has given his center-left government a lease of life but  Italy appeared unconvinced on Thursday he can remain prime  minister long enough to deliver promised reforms.
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Prime Minister Romano Prodi made a final plea for Italy's parliament to back his government on Thursday in a confidence vote he looked set to lose, saying the economy could not bear more political uncertainty.
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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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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.