Italy senate head asked to form interim gov´t

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Source: CCTV.com | 01-31-2008 08:37

In Italy, the head of the Senate, Franco Marini has been chosen by the president Giorgio Napolitano to try to form an interim government, following last week's resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi.

In Italy, the head of the Senate, Franco Marini has  been chosen by the president Giorgio Napolitano to try to form an interim government, following last week's  resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi.(CCTV.com)

Napolitano has asked Marini to verify the consensus existing on reforming electoral law.

The president is widely expected to ask Marini to seek cross-party consensus for an interim government with a mandate to reform election laws before Italy goes to the polls.

Marini will have a tough time convincing conservative opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi to drop his demands for immediate elections.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei