Italy in suspense amid signs Prodi may resign before Senate vote
Italy in suspense amid signs Prodi may resign before Senate vote
Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi, facing shrinking odds of winning a vote of confidence in the opposition-controlled Senate, is considering resigning instead of facing the test, media reports said Wednesday. Citing government sources, the reports said President Giorgio Napolitano advised Prodi not to submit to the vote set for Thursday in the Senate. The centre-left's slim majority in the upper house evaporated this week with the defection of a small centrist Catholic party.
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