Italy's Prodi tenders resignation after losing parliament vote |
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ROME (AFX) - Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi has offered his resignation after his government lost a key foreign policy vote in parliament.President Giorgio Napolitano will start consultations with party leaders tomorrow before deciding whether to accept the resignation, the ANSA news agency reported.The president are serves his decision' on Prodi's move, a statement from his office said.Prodi resigned after his centre-left government failed to get a vote of support in parliament for a motion on his foreign policy.The motion, about troop deployment in Afghanistan and the enlargement of a US military base in northern Italy, needed 160 votes for approval, but only 158 senators voted in favour, while 136 voted against.newsdesk@afxnews.comafp/cmlCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2006. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited
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