Italian PM Monti to step down
Italian prime minister Mario Monti has said he will resign once next year's budget is approved, two days after Silvio Berlusconi's party withdrew its parliamentary support for his technocrat...
View ArticleItalian president indicates February 24 election date
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's president gave a strong indication on Wednesday that next year's election would be held in late February, as the country prepares to replace a technocrat government that has...
View ArticleItaly's Monti resigns; no word yet on his political plans - Wire Lifestyle -...
ROME -- Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti resigned on Friday, but it remained uncertain whether he intended to challenge rivals, including his predecessor Silvio Berlusconi, in elections likely to...
View ArticleMario Monti to quit as Italian PM amid waning support for austerity policies
Prime minister announces decision hours after former leader Silvio Berlusconi confirms he will seek office again The Italian prime minister, Mario Monti, says his decision follows 'a categorical...
View ArticleMario Monti to resign as Italian prime minister
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has announced that he plans to resign. Mr Monti said he no longer felt he had the confidence of parliament after the party of his predecessor Silvio Berlusconi...
View ArticleItaly PM Monti says he will resign when budget passed
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti announced on Saturday that he would resign once the 2013 budget is approved, potentially bringing forward an election due early next year and...
View ArticleUPDATE 5-Italy PM Monti says he will resign when budget passed
* Monti says failing to pass budget will worsen crisis * Monti says his resignation will be "irrevocable" * PD leader Bersani lauds Monti's move * Berlusconi earlier said would run in election next...
View ArticleBerlusconi says will run for Italian leadership again
Berlusconi resigned in 2011 amid economic crisis, sex-scandal By Steve Scherer, Reuters Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti announced on Saturday that he would resign once the 2013 budget is approved,...
View ArticleItaly's political crisis deepens, Grillo refuses to support government
ROME (Reuters) - An Italian political crisis that has rattled the euro zone deepened on Wednesday when two party leaders ruled out the most likely options to form a government and avoid a new election....
View ArticleItaly's political crisis deepens, Grillo refuses to support govternment
ROME (Reuters) - An Italian political crisis that has rattled the euro zone deepened on Wednesday when two party leaders ruled out the most likely options to form a government and avoid a new election....
View ArticleItaly's political crisis deepens, Grillo refuses to support govt
ROME (Reuters) - An Italian political crisis that has rattled the euro zone deepened on Wednesday when two party leaders ruled out the most likely options to form a government and avoid a new election....
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Italian president mulls new technocrat government - sources
* President Napolitano may turn to non-politician * Grillo rejects backing technocrat government * Eurogroup says optimistic next government responsible By Steve Scherer and Roberto Landucci ROME,...
View ArticleItalian president holds more talks after Bersani fails to find majority
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has been meeting with party political leaders after Pier Luigi Bersani failed to put together a coalition. Last month’s parliamentary election produced no clear...
View ArticleItalian president at centre of storm as deadlock continues
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's 87-year-old President Giorgio Napolitano will face the greatest test of his career during his final weeks in office as he tries to end the standoff preventing a new government...
View ArticleAttempt to end Italy crisis fails, president mulls next move
ROME (Reuters) - Centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani has failed in his attempt to find a way out of Italy's intractable political crisis and President Giorgio Napolitano will now try to find another...
View ArticleItaly Government Crisis: Bersani Fails To Form Coalition, New Technocrat PM...
By James Mackenzie and Barry Moody ROME, March 28 (Reuters) - Centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani has failed in his attempt to find a way out of Italy's intractable political crisis and President...
View ArticleNo end to Italy deadlock despite president's efforts
ROME (Reuters) - Italy remained in political deadlock on Friday after a new round of talks led by President Giorgio Napolitano failed to break the stalemate created by elections last month that left...
View ArticleAnalysis - Man with key to Italy crisis has only weeks left in job
ROME (Reuters) - The chaos and uncertainty following Italy's parliamentary election last month is compounded by the imminent retirement of the one man who has any chance of solving the crisis,...
View ArticleMan with key to Italy crisis has only weeks left in job
ROME (Reuters) - The chaos and uncertainty following Italy's parliamentary election last month is compounded by the imminent retirement of the one man who has any chance of solving the crisis,...
View ArticleAnalysis: Man with key to Italy crisis has only weeks left in job
ROME (Reuters) - The chaos and uncertainty following Italy's parliamentary election last month is compounded by the imminent retirement of the one man who has any chance of solving the crisis,...
View ArticleAnalysis: Clock ticking for man with key to Italy crisis
By Barry Moody ROME (Reuters) - The chaos and uncertainty following Italy's parliamentary election last month is compounded by the imminent retirement of the one man who has any chance of solving the...
View ArticleEnrico Letta appointed Italian premier-designate
NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press= ROME (AP) — Italy's president appointed Enrico Letta as premier-designate Wednesday, asking him to form a coalition government representing Italy's main parties to...
View ArticleEnrico Letta, Democratic Party No. 2, named Italy's premier-designate to...
ROME - Italy's president appointed Enrico Letta as premier-designate Wednesday, asking him to form a coalition government representing Italy's main parties to end two months of political paralysis and...
View ArticleAnalysis - Italy deadlock close to an end but problems not over
ROME (Reuters) - Months of paralysing political deadlock seem close to an end in Italy with a new government possible within the week, but there are still questions over whether the stability can...
View ArticleItaly hopes to end political paralysis with new leader
Italy's president appointed Enrico Letta as premier-designate Wednesday, asking him to form a coalition government representing Italy's main parties to end two months of political paralysis and put...
View ArticleItaly president calls centre-left official Letta
ROME (Reuters) - Italian President Giorgio Napolitano called Enrico Letta, deputy head of the centre-left Democratic Party, to the Quirinale Palace, indicating he was likely to be asked to form a new...
View ArticleEnrico Letta named Italy's prime minister designate
Centre-left Democratic party's deputy leader tasked with forming broad coalition government involving Silvio Berlusconi's party Enrico Letta. If he manages to form a government, he would be, at 46,...
View ArticleItaly's Grillo denounces party deal making over president
ROME (Reuters) - The leader of Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, Beppe Grillo, on Sunday criticised the re-election of President Giorgio Napolitano as a desperate attempt to retain power by...
View ArticleItaly's Enrico Letta Begins To Form New Cabinet
Italian Democratic Party lawmaker Enrico Letta gives his statement to the media after talks with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, in Rome's Quirinale presidential palace, Wednesday, April 24,...
View ArticleItalian President names Enrico Letta prime minister
Italy’s President Giorgio Napolitano on Wednesday asked Enrico Letta, deputy leader of the Democratic Party, to form a government, opening the prospect of an end to the country’s the months-long...
View ArticleItaly president ends talks, seen naming PM Wednesday
ROME (Reuters) - President Giorgio Napolitano completed a rapid round of talks with Italy's parties and is expected to name a new prime minister on Wednesday, ending a stalemate since February's...
View ArticleItalian coalition government unveiled after weeks of deadlock
Enrico Letta forms new administration, with Berlusconi ally Angelino Alfano as deputy prime minister Angelino Alfano during a debate in the lower house of the Italian parliament. Photograph: Alberto...
View ArticleItaly president mulls new technocrat government - sources
ROME (Reuters) - President Giorgio Napolitano is considering appointing a new technocrat government led by a non-politician as one way out of Italy's political stalemate, Italian officials said on...
View ArticleQ&A: Italian election
Two months after an inconclusive election, Italy finally appears to be getting a government. President Giorgio Napolitano has asked Enrico Letta, of the centre-left Democratic Party, to become prime...
View ArticleItaly hopes to end 2 months of paralysis with new leader
Beginning of Story Content Italian premier-designate Enrico Letta will begin consultations this week on forming a cabinet that can win cross-party support and a vote of confidence in parliament. (Max...
View ArticleItaly's Monti to call it quits after Berlusconi withdrew support; waiting to...
ROME - Premier Mario Monti told the Italian president Saturday he is resigning soon, saying he can no longer govern after Silvio Berlusconi's party withdrew crucial support. It paves the way for early...
View ArticleItaly President Mulls New Technocrat Government
President Giorgio Napolitano is considering appointing a new technocrat government led by a non-politician as one way out of Italy's political stalemate, Italian officials said on Tuesday. Such a...
View ArticleItaly elections set for February
ROME: Italy will go to the polls in February, officials said Saturday, amid uncertainty over whether Prime Minister Mario Monti will enter the political fray and fight flamboyant billionaire Silvio...
View ArticleItaly's political dance drags on as partners fail to pair off
No closer to forming a workable coalition ... Pier Luigi Bersani at a news conference in Rome on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters Rome: An Italian political crisis that has rattled the euro zone deepened on...
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