Prodi is the Prime Minister

[Sally Donaldson]

Interestingly not mentioned on yahoo.it but on yahoo.uk

Italy's Prodi wins vote to stay PM

Wednesday February 28, 08:25 PM

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in the Senate on Wednesday, allowing him to stay in office and drawing an end to a political crisis prompted by his resignation a week ago.

Prodi won with 162 votes for and 157. He would have had a majority even without the support of four unelected life senators who voted for him.

A second confidence vote is due on Friday in the lower house, where Prodi has a much more comfortable majority.

"I am very satisfied, now we'll go to the lower house," he told reporters.

Prodi resigned last week after nine months in office over a foreign policy defeat in the Senate after some leftist members in his nine-party coalition voted against him.

He got a second chance from President Giorgio Napolitano after he rallied his fractious allies behind him playing on their fears that a defeat would clear the way for conservative Silvio Berlusconi to return to power.

However, a poll published on Wednesday suggested only four in 10 Italians want the centre-left leader to stay on.

Most favour a non-partisan technical government or snap elections, showed the poll in Corriere della Sera daily.

Thirty-nine percent said Prodi would last only a few months and 22 percent gave him 1 to 2 years -- but not a complete five-year term.

[giovanni]

Originally Posted by Dream Academy

Wishful thinking Tusc but we don't know how many more people he has "paid" to turn the other cheek!!!

I dare say a lot less than berlo handed out in his time!!!

[bosco]

Originally Posted by giovanni

I dare say a lot less than berlo handed out in his time!!!

Not to mention his friends and the friends of friends...

[angelo_mar]

the title
Prodi buys drugs
is at the same moment wrong and disgusting.
It cant be in the first page.
Saluti

[tuscanhills]

Originally Posted by angelo_mar

the title
Prodi buys drugs
is at the same moment wrong and disgusting.....

Then you have not read the post; I suggest you do.

[angelo_mar]

I read your post but ....
how can i be sure you are right ?
Please post a link of a newspaper saying Prody buys drugs !
Thanks
Angelo

[tuscanhills]

Prego:

There's the article that sparked my posting from ANSA but it's also backed up by a conversation Prodi had some time ago when he me Bliar

[angelo_mar]

if "The centre-left allies of Premier Romano Prodi" means Romano Prodi
you are right !
BUT
The centre-left allies of Premier Romano Prodi means "The centre-left allies of Premier Romano Prodi"
saluti