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tocqueville Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-10-06 06:14 AM
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Napolitano elected Italy's president: vote count
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ROME (Reuters) - Giorgio Napolitano, an ex-communist, has won enough votes to become Italy's new president, according to a provisional ballot count still under way on Wednesday in parliament.

Lawmakers applauded as the votes for Napolitano, read by the lower house speaker, passed the 505-vote mark, the minimum required for the center left's candidate to be elected head of state.

Napolitano, an 80-year-old life senator from the Democrats of the Left, heir to Italy's former communist party, was put forward by incoming Prime Minister Romano Prodi despite opposition from most of Silvio Berlusconi's conservative bloc.

The post of president is largely ceremonial in Italy, but as the head of state names the prime minister, Napolitano's appointment will pave the way for Prodi to form his government and take power.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060510/wl_nm/italy_napolitano_provisional_dc_1
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-10-06 06:17 AM
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1. Any power taken away from Berlusconi's goosesteppers is good
Bravo Italia!
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Binka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-10-06 06:36 AM
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2. Boo Hoo Berlu Now You Can Go To Jail
He is TOAST!
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Binka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-10-06 06:53 AM
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4. My LandLord Roberto Just Called Me To Say BRAVO!
We bash Silvio & Bush all the time. Hurray for Italy!
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-10-06 06:49 AM
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3. Yes!!!
Frog march time for Silvio
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