Lebanon crisis undermining U.N. efforts: Italy
Reuters: ROME – Lebanon’s worst political crisis since the 1975-90 civil war is undermining U.N. peacekeeping objectives like disarming Hezbollah militias and tightening borders, Italy […]
Prodi wins vote in parliament’s lower house
The Independent: Premier Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in the lower house of parliament yesterday, formally ending Italy’s political crisis, but questions lingered over […]
Prodi confirmed as prime minister
Boston Globe: ITALY ROME — Italian center-left leader Romano Prodi was confirmed as prime minister yesterday when he won a second and final confidence vote […]
Italy’s Prodi Wins Second Confidence Vote
Deutsche Welle: Italy’s centre-left government easily won a vote of confidence in the lower house of parliament Friday, formally ending a political crisis sparked by […]
Slim Vote of Confidence for Italy’s Leader
New York Times: The vote to renew Prime Minister Romano Prodi’s fragile government ended Italy’s political crisis, for the moment. … leggi tutto (read all)
Italy’s Prodi wins key confidence vote to stay PM
Reuters: ROME – Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in the Senate on Wednesday, allowing him to stay in office and drawing […]
Prodi looks set to stay Italian PM
Reuters: ROME – Romano Prodi looks set to win a Senate confidence vote on Wednesday to stay as Italy’s prime minister after rallying fractious allies […]
Italy awaits leadership decision
BBC: Italian President Giorgio Napolitano is due to announce how he plans to resolve the country’s political crisis. … leggi tutto (read all)
Italy's leader asks premier to stay on
Yahoo News: AP – Italy's president asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on as premier and put his center-left government to a new vote […]
Pope is victor as Prodi drops gay marriage law
Telegraph: The Pope emerged as the clear winner in Italy’s political crisis yesterday after Romano Prodi was forced to abandon his plans to legalise gay […]