Italian Elections

Berlusconi's party stronger despite split - poll

ROME (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi's conservative People of Freedom (PDL) coalition has bolstered its popularity despite judicial problems dogging the Italian prime minister and splits among its leadership, according to an...

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Italian PM rules out early elections

From correspondents in Latium, Italy, 02:02 PM IST Rome, Nov 19 (IANS/AKI) Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has ruled out a general election and said his government was 'solid'. In a statement which followed days of...

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Karzai must take 'decisive' action

Re-elected Afghan leader needs 'transparent' plan says Frattini 18 November, 17:47 (ANSA) - Re-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai must take "decisive" action to convince the Afghan people he will be able to fight graft,...

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Berlusconi's mounting woes fuel talk of early vote

ROME (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi's personal, political and legal problems are mounting, leading the Italian prime minister's media and political allies to speak of a plot against him and a risk of early elections.

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As Obama ponders Afghanistan, so does Europe

LONDON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's delay in deciding U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan has found an echo chamber in Europe, where coalition leaders in NATO are weighing whether to send more help or bow to public demands for...

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Berlusconi denies sex scandal in new book

New book questions Silvio Berlusconi over claims he had affairs. New book puts Berlusconi on the spot over sex allegations Rome, Italy (CNN) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has caused a buzz all over Italy this week...

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European court: No crucifixes in Italian schools

FILE - In this Sunday, April 9, 2006 file photo, a cameraman films a crucifix hanging from a wall of a classroom used as a polling station during Italy's general election, in Milan, Italy. On Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 Europe's...

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INTERVIEW-Opposition must revive anti-Berlusconi alliance

Source: Reuters * Courts will not convict Berlusconi, opponent says * Alliance necessary to topple prime minister By Daniel Flynn and Massimiliano Di Giorgio ROME, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Italy's courts will never ...

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Italian defense minister announces troop withdrawal after Afghan elections

ROME, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Italian Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa said on Tuesday that at least 400 Italian soldiers sent as reinforcements for the Afghan presidential election would return to Italy by Christmas. Around 500...

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Italian opposition party elects new leader

Pierluigi Bersani, a former communist and economic development minister, says he will return Italy's Democratic party to fundamentals after becoming the fourth leader of the centre-left opposition in two years

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