FLASH: Italian PM loses confidence vote

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has lost a confidence vote in the Italian Senate and is expected to submit his resignation this evening. Prodi lost his majority after the resignation of a junior partner of his coalition last week. He was in...

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has lost a confidence vote in the Italian Senate and is expected to submit his resignation this evening.

Prodi lost his majority after the resignation of a junior partner of his coalition last week.

He was in Malta only 12 days ago for the euro adoption celebrations.

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