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Enrico Letta is closing in on a deal that would install him as Italian prime minister, ending a two-month political impasse and bringing forces loyal to Silvio Berlusconi back to power.
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Enrico Letta, deputy secretary of Italy’s biggest political party, was designated prime minister in an appointment that promises to end months of political gridlock and foster a generational shift in government.
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The Italian parliament meets today to begin the election of a new president. The vote will be closely watched as the new head of state will take the lead in trying to end Italy’s political gridlock after inconclusive elections on Feb. 24-25. Here are some details on how it works.
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Italy’s deadlocked political forces are back at the bargaining table for a new round of talks after their failure earlier this month to form a government.
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Romano Prodi, the former head of the European Commission and a two-time Italian prime minister, will discover today whether he has the inside track on becoming the nation’s next President.
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Italy’s Pier Luigi Bersani, the front-runner to succeed Prime Minister Mario Monti, wants markets to know he has fully abandoned the Communist allegiance of his youth.
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Pier Luigi Bersani, the ex-communist who campaigned to maintain budget rigor, is on track to win Italy’s first election since Europe’s financial crisis broke out, according to a SkyTG24 Tecne poll.
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Mario Monti, a former European Union competition chief, once told companies like Microsoft Corp. what to do. As Italy’s next premier, he would face a tougher task getting Italians to overhaul the region’s third-biggest economy.
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When French President Nicolas Sarkozy hosts his Russian and German counterparts for talks on European security today, Europe’s second-biggest energy partner with Moscow won’t be there.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faces calls for his resignation amid a sex-related scandal, driving up bond yields a month after he quelled a revolt that threatened to bring down his government.
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