Italy's Prodi puts faith in confidence vote
Published: 22 January, 2008, 13:51
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has called for a vote of confidence in his weakened government.
The move follows the decision of a key ally to quit the centre-left coalition, leaving Prodi without a parliamentary majority.
It's widely predicted this could cause the collapse of the current government but Prodi insists he is confident of victory in Wednesday's vote.
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