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Italy Ready for Snap Poll After Talks Fail

Polls suggest Berlusconi will win third term as PM

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 5, 2008 10:45 AM CST

(Newser) – Italy will turn to a snap election in April to form a new government after 4 days of negotiations led by the speaker of the Senate failed to form an interim coalition. Parliament will be dissolved, and polls suggest that Silvio Berlusconi will win a... Read full story »

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