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Italy centre-left leader Bersani to resign

Agence France-PresseApril 20, 2013 01:45
Voting for a new Italian president headed towards a fifth round Saturday, after the political deadlock claimed another victim, with centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani saying he will step down. Bersani told party members late on Friday he would step down once a new president for the country had finally been elected, after his own candidate suffered a humiliating defeat. The political impasse caused by February's inconclusive general election has stoked concern about stability in the recession-hit country, the eurozone's third largest economy.

Italy centre-left leader Bersani to resign shortly

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 17:16
Italy's centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani on Friday told members of his party he would step down following a failure to push through his preferred candidate for president. Earlier on Friday, a rebellion in the leftist ranks resulted in a bitter blow for Bersani as his candidate, former premier Romano Prodi, failed to win sufficient votes to win a secret parliamentary ballot. jlv/ric/bm

Italy centre-left tensions rise as Renzi cries foul

April 10, 2013 15:34
By James Mackenzie ROME (Reuters) - Italy's centre-left alliance showed new signs of division on Wednesday after the chief rival to Democratic Party leader Pier Luigi Bersani denounced the party hierarchy as efforts to form a government enter a critical phase. The deadlock has left the euro zone's third-largest economy with only a caretaker government in charge as it slides further into a recession that many analysts expect will last until at least next year.

Italy's Bersani and Berlusconi discuss presidential vote

April 9, 2013 15:31
Italian centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani on Tuesday met with rival Silvio Berlusconi to discuss the imminent election of a new president as the deadlock on forming a new government drags on more than a month after elections. Parliament is due to begin voting on a new president from April 18, but the election has become a key stumbling block between bickering political parties in the eurozone's third largest economy.

Italy's Bersani says to meet Berlusconi this week

April 9, 2013 07:06
Italian centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani on Tuesday said he would meet rival Silvio Berlusconi this week as the deadlock on forming a new government drags on more than a month after elections. Bersani said the talks would be about the upcoming election of a new president by parliament, which has proved a key stumbling block between bickering political parties in the eurozone's third largest economy. Bersani said the meeting could take place on Thursday or Friday.

Italy in limbo after Bersani loses government bid

March 28, 2013 17:31
Italian leftist leader Pier Luigi Bersani lost his bid to form a new government on Thursday after failing to break a political deadlock, leaving the eurozone's third largest economy in limbo. The ex-Communist had been given a mandate last week by Italy's president to try and muster enough support to govern after inconclusive elections that left the country vulnerable on financial markets. After six days of intense and often bitter consultations with rival parties, Bersani reported to President Giorgio Napolitano that he had not been able to gather the backing needed to rule.

URGENT ¥¥¥ Italy leftist Bersani loses bid to form new government

March 28, 2013 14:47
Italian leftist leader Pier Luigi Bersani on Thursday said he had failed in his bid to form a new government following last month's inconclusive elections, leaving Italy in political limbo. "My work in these days has not led to a positive result," Bersani said after talks with President Giorgio Napolitano who is now expected to choose a different figure to lead Italy. dt/bm

Clock ticks down on Bersani's bid to govern Italy

March 28, 2013 07:30
Time was running out for Italy's leftist leader Pier Luigi Bersani on Thursday as he wound up days of political talks aimed at mustering the support needed to form a government after inconclusive elections that have left Italy vulnerable. The former Communist, asked by Italy's president last week to try to forge a block strong enough to govern the eurozone's third largest economy, will report to members of his Democratic Party (PD) after intense and often bitter consultations.

Time running out for Italy leftist Bersani's government bid

March 27, 2013 22:15
Time was running out for Italy's leftist leader Pier Luigi Bersani on Thursday as he wound up days of bitter talks with rival parties aimed at mustering the necessary support to form a government. The former Communist, asked by Italy's president last week to try to forge a block strong enough to govern the eurozone's third largest economy, will report to members of his Democratic Party (PD) after intense political consultations.

Italy centre-right says Bersani has closed door on government deal

March 27, 2013 15:46
ROME (Reuters) - There will be no scope for a deal to form a government in Italy unless centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani changes his negotiating position, the national secretary of Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom (PDL) party said on Wednesay. "The question is closed, and it is Bersani who has closed it," Angelino Alfano said in a strongly worded statement. Alfano said that after refusing the PDL's offer to join forces in a coalition government Bersani now finds himself in "blind alley."
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