Italian PM Prodi resigns
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
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Italian Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, delivered his resignation today to the country's President Giorgio Napolitano. The decision came following an embarrassing loss suffered by the Italian government on a foreign policy vote in the Italian Senate, concerning the engagement in Afghanistan and after a political split in the government coalition about the planned expansion of a U.S. Army base in Vicenza, in Northern Italy.
President Napolitano will begin consultations among Italian party Leaders on the next Thursday: according to the Italian Constitution, the President can send back Prodi to the Chambers for a vote or might choose another Prime Minister who might have enough support to put together a new government, or could be forced to dissolve the Parliament and call for new elections.
In the meantime, the President asked the government to stay on in a caretaker role.
Prodi has been Prime Minister for nine months.
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This is a complete or partial translation of the article "Prodi si è dimesso, cade il Governo", from the Italian language Wikinews, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License. |
This is a complete or partial translation of the article "Prodi si è dimesso, cade il Governo", from the Italian language Wikinews, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License. |
Related news
- "Italy: president Napolitano dismisses Prodi's resignation" — Wikinews, February 24, 2007
Sources
- "Prodi si è dimesso, domani le consultazioni" — Corriere della sera, 21 febbraio 2007
- John Hooper. "Prodi stands down after surprise defeat in senate over US alliance" — The Guardian, February 22, 2007