Maybe we can learn something from that history Suntou. Thanx.
Haruna.
 
 
In a message dated 1/27/2008 2:10:27 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
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Haruna,  Italy seems to be historically encountering similar political 
problems.  

Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:    

When you try to force parties with disparate interests into a  political 
coalition you best be sure the nuion is as loose as possible  with each party 
retaining their uniquenesses, the uniquenesses that did  not make ONE to 
begin 
with. A feel for Italy.

Italy's Prodi risks  Senate vote 


Mr Prodi says he wants the vote for the sake of the  nation

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has asked the Senate to back  his 
government ahead of a crucial confidence vote, as he faces calls to  resign. 
Mr Prodi had been advised by President Giorgio Napolitano to avoid  the vote, 
which he looks to be at risk of losing. The debate has been  lively, with one 
senator carried out after fainting. 
If Mr Prodi is  defeated, he will be forced to step down which could trigger 
snap  elections, which former PM Silvio Berlusconi is well placed to win. 
The  crisis started with the desertion of a small party in his centre-left  
coalition. 

ITALIAN SENATE BREAKDOWN 
Total seats:  321
Majority needed: 161
Prodi's coalition: 155
Berlusconi's  coalition: 156
Others:
Life senators: 7 (4 support Prodi)
Udeur: 3  (may abstain)



_Analysis: Chaos and betrayal_  
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7206817.stm) 
_Profile: Romano  Prodi_ (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/euro
pe/6387715.stm) 

Mr  Prodi won a confidence vote in the lower house on Wednesday, but the loss 
 
of Udeur's three seats in the Senate leaves him, on paper at least,  without 
a Senate majority. 
Mr Napolitano was reported to have advised  him to consider resigning instead 
of going ahead with Thursday's Senate  vote. 
In a 10-minute speech to senators, Mr Prodi warned that a defeat for  the 
government would mean paralysing political action for weeks until a  new 
coalition could be formed, or new elections held. 
"Stopping the  government's work is a luxury Italy cannot afford," he said. 
He said the  country needed continuity and backing the government would allow 
it to  deal "urgently" with electoral reform, economic renewal and its role 
in  international affairs. 

Nuccio Cusumano (centre) fainted after reports  of abuse and spitting

The BBC's Christian Fraser says it is possible  that Mr Prodi was betting on 
a late rally of support by pushing ahead with  the vote. 
At one stage it seemed he had won a much-needed defection when  Udeur senator 
Nuccio Cusumano announced he was breaking with his party to  back the 
government, say Italian media reports. 
But the response  forced a brief suspension of the session after shouts that 
the senator was  a "traitor" and a "clown" and one senator making a hand 
gesture as if to  shoot Mr Cusumano. 
Mr Cusumano was reportedly spat upon, and then fainted,  before being carried 
out on a stretcher. 
Berlusconi's boon? 
The  crisis was sparked by the withdrawal on Monday of the centrist Udeur 
party  - with its three seats - from Mr Prodi's ruling coalition, costing the 
 
prime minister his Senate advantage of two. 
The party pulled out,  citing a lack of support for its leader, the former 
Justice Minister  Clemente Mastella, who resigned after being named in a 
corruption probe.  He maintains that he is innocent. 
_HAVE YOUR SAY_  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/default.stm) 

If Berlusconi  is the other alternative, then I certainly hope Prodi can 
survive.
Jim  Bo, Sweden 
_Send us your comments_  
(http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=4149) 


The  embattled 68-year-old premier won Wednesday's Chamber of Deputies vote 
by  326 votes to 275. 
But his hopes of mustering enough support to carry the  Senate and save his 
20-month-old, centre-left coalition look increasingly  forlorn, analysts say. 
Mr Berlusconi, a conservative former prime minister  who was defeated by Mr 
Prodi in 2006 elections, wants to see the premier  defeated in the Senate. 
This would trigger calls for snap elections, which  polls suggest Mr 
Berlusconi's centre-right Forza Italia party could win  comfortably, our 
correspondent 
says. 



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