| Author (Person) | Dinmore, Guy, Segreti, Giulia |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 12.11.11 |
| Publication Date | 12/11/2011 |
| Content Type | News |
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Article reports that Italy’s parliament descended into a shouting match on the 12 November 2011 in its last act under the government of Silvio Berlusconi as the chamber gave final approval to a package of economic reforms and the prime minister prepared to hand in his notice to the head of state. Mario Monti was handed the task on the evening of the 13 November 2011 of forming an emergency government led by technocrats as Italy’s head of state raced to win broad political consensus before financial markets opened on Monday 14 November 2011. Giorgio Napolitano, the 86-year-old president, who had been instrumental in guiding Italy through its political crisis, formally asked the unelected Mr Monti to take charge less than 24 hours after Silvio Berlusconi resigned as prime minister after parliament’s approval of some reforms demanded by the EU. |
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| Countries / Regions | Italy |
