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NEWS ABOUT: Giorgio Napolitano

Giorgio Napolitano stories: 8 news summaries

 Berlusconi: Trials 
 'Laughable, Absurd' 

Italian PM goes on the attack after losing immunity from prosecution

Oct 9, 09 5:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - A defiant Silvio Berlusconi vowed yesterday to rule with "even more grit" despite looming criminal trials on corruption charges. The trials "are false, laughable, absurd,” scoffed the Italian prime minister, who has been stripped of his immunity from prosecution. “I will defend myself in the courtroom... More »

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Italy • Giorgio Napolitano • Silvio Berlusconi • corruption charges

(Newser) - President Obama arrived this morning in Rome ahead of his first G8 summit. Obama is meeting privately with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and PM Silvio Berlusconi before traveling to L'Aquila, the earthquake-ravaged town that is hosting the international confab. The coming three days' talks will focus on climate change, foreign... More »

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Barack Obama • Pope Benedict XVI • diplomacy • Italy • Giorgio Napolitano • G8 summit • Silvio Berlusconi • L'Aquila

Italy Ready
for Snap Poll
After Talks Fail

Polls suggest Berlusconi will win
third term as PM

Feb 5, 08 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 third term as prime minister,... More »

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Italy • Giorgio Napolitano • Romano Prodi • Silvio Berlusconi • Franco Marini • Walter Veltroni • Italian elections

Italy Headed
for Caretaker Government

Elder statesman will form interim coalition before elections

Jan 31, 08 10:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Italy's president has asked Senate speaker Franco Marini to form an interim government in a last-ditch effort to reform election laws ahead of a snap poll, reports the BBC. Marini was invited to head a temporary administration to change Italy's crippling voting system, which privileges small parties and has led... More »

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Italy • Giorgio Napolitano • Romano Prodi • Silvio Berlusconi • Franco Marini • interim government • caretaker government

Berlusconi Eyes 3rd Term as
Prime Minister

Italy's richest man
may be back in office
in months

Jan 25, 08 9:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Italy's president will begin crisis talks tonight with top politicians after last night's resignation of PM Romano Prodi. While a technocrat will probably take the helm of the country for a few months, Silvio Berlusconi is waiting in the wings, and the richest man in Italy has his sights set... More »

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Italy • Giorgio Napolitano • Romano Prodi • Silvio Berlusconi • electoral reform

Italian Govt.
on Brink
of Collapse

PM faces no-confidence vote after allies withdraw support

Jan 22, 08 10:48 AM CST
(Newser) - The Italian government looks set to collapse after a key ally unexpectedly withdrew his support from Romano Prodi's coalition yesterday. The PM will face a no-confidence vote tomorrow, and if he loses, the president will have to decide whether to give Prodi another mandate or dissolve parliament and call early... More »

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Italy • Giorgio Napolitano • corruption • Romano Prodi • Clemente Mastella • interim government

Italy Depressed by News Story
Calling Italy Depressed

Portrait of Italian malaise hits a nerve

Dec 22, 07 7:12 PM CST
(Newser) - In a self-referential moment, the New York Times interviews its own reporter, Ian Fisher, about the nationwide soul-searching set off in Italy by Fisher's Dec. 13 article that depicts Italians as wallowing in a collective funk. Fisher's description of a dispirited national mood has prompted an impassioned response from all... More »

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depression • Italy • Giorgio Napolitano • Vatican • Umberto Eco • Sophia Loren

Naples Reeks as Garbage Dumps, Landfills Close

Trash crisis in
tourist mecca heats up along with weather

May 31, 07 6:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mounds of smelly garbage are piling up in the streets of Naples, as a shortage of places to dump it has reached a crisis: the last landfill in Naples closed Saturday. Italian President Giorgio Napolitano is pleading with politicians and citizens to save the the country's image, the Times reports. More »

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Italy • trash • landfill • garbage • Naples • The Comorra • Giorgio Napolitano

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