News Manager
Milforums News Bot
By Paolo Biondi and Giselda Vagnoni ROME (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Romano Prodi failed to win election as Italy's new president on Friday after his nomination by the center-left bloc enraged Silvio Berlusconi and increased the chances of a snap election in the summer. Berlusconi's center-right boycotted the vote for Prodi, one of the media magnate's oldest political foes, and protested outside parliament, accusing center-left boss Pier Luigi Bersani of breaking a promise to put forward a candidate it could accept. ...More...