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...position - mainly because the post is expected to go to a candidate from the center-left and Miliband is talented, articulate and well liked in European circles. However, he's not a shoo-in for the job - other contenders are said to include former Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema, former French Justice Minister Elisabeth Guigou and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt...
...have to step down, opening the way for a caretaker government headed by someone like Bank of Italy Governor Mario Draghi or Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti. But don't count Berlusconi out yet. Perennial challengers like parliament Speaker Gianfranco Fini on the right and former Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema on the left, have largely lost credibility in the face of their opponent's political savvy. Italian politics is beginning to look like a season of Celebrity Survivor. And not only is Berlusconi the reigning champion of this reality show, he is also its executive producer...
...coalition, the Democrats, headed by Rome mayor Walter Veltroni, is trying to lure votes by proposing an electoral system that, like Germany's, would limit the influence of tiny parties. But such parties are legion in Italy, and the scheme frightens many of them. Ex Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema has declared that if Parliament can't pass an electoral reform law, the issue should be put to the people in a national referendum...
Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema is the epitome of the "Old Europe" once mocked by U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. But Italy's commitment last week to provide 3,000 troops became the key to forging a strong European-led U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon. France initially offered just 200 troops, in addition to those it already has in Lebanon, before upping its pledge to 2,000. D'Alema, 57, spoke with TIME's Jeff Israely about democracy in Lebanon, Hizballah's future, and a certain "indispensable nation...
...next two weeks, with firm promises from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia and Nepal. But Europe will likely get on board soon. On Friday, Italy's government formally agreed to participate once there are precise rules of engagement. "We don't hide the difficulties," said Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema, "but our country has to respond to the United Nations' appeal." Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has argued that Turkey cannot risk being sidelined in its own region, as it was in Iraq, and should therefore send troops to Lebanon. Spain and Belgium both await a clarification of the mandate...