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Italy leftist PM candidate Bersani tops opinion poll, Monti second

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Centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani is favorite among Italians to lead the next government, with outgoing technocrat Prime Minister Mario Monti second most popular and Silvio Berlusconi coming a close third, a poll showed on Sunday.

 

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi resigns

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi resigns

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi resigned today after parliament's lower chamber passed European-demanded reforms, ending a 17-year political era and setting in motion a transition aimed at bringing the country back from the brink of economic crisis.

 

Italy at breaking point, Merkel calls for "new Europe"

Italy at breaking point, Merkel calls for

Italian borrowing costs reached breaking point on Wednesday after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's insistence on elections instead of an interim government opened the way to prolonged instability and delays to long-promised economic reforms.

Senh: Europe's third largest economy is in need of a bailout that the euro zone can't afford. Holy moly. It feels like a domino effect now. First Greece, now Italy. More holes to plug. Hopefully, Italy is the last one.

 

Berlusconi Vows Not to Resign

Berlusconi Vows Not to Resign

As markets continued to hammer Italy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi rebutted calls for his resignation, saying Italy’s economic fundamentals were strong.

 

Italy's Berlusconi tries to calm fears over crisis

Italy's Berlusconi tries to calm fears over crisis

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi tried on Tuesday to calm fears that Italy could be swept into a full-scale financial crisis and the opposition pledged to smooth the passage through parliament of tough debt-cutting measures.

 

Italy PM Berlusconi in court for fraud trial

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, his popularity plummeting as he faces a string of legal cases, appeared in court for the first time in eight years on Monday.

 

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