Italy government loses key vote / Italian crisis talks as PM quits

The Italian government has lost a key vote in its upper house of parliament, 21 February 2007, on the country's foreign policy, prompting calls for its resignation. Subsequently, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano began crisis talks following the resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi later in the day.

• Primary Source

BBC News, 22.2.07: Italian crisis talks as PM quits http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6384953.stm

Policy Network: Prodi Resigns http://www.policy-network.net/globalsocialdemocracy/articles.aspx?id=430&art=968

---