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...situation was so grave that the familiar script of revolving-door governments had a surprising variation this time. After the parties that made up the center-left government of Premier Mariano Rumor-Socialists, Social Democrats and Rumor's own Christian Democrats-were unable to agree on economic remedies, the Premier, following tradition, offered his resignation to President Giovanni Leone. But Leone refused to let Rumor give up so easily. The situation was too grave for change, he insisted. Leone thus ordered Rumor, "in the superior interest of the country," to try to form a new government...
...referendum vote was a disaster for the neo-Fascists and a major setback for the church-backed Christian Democrats. The election results will likely weaken the already fragile two-month-old coalition government (Italy's 36th since the war) headed by Christian Democratic Premier Mariano Rumor. Though Rumor himself kept clear of the referendum, he will now be susceptible to pressures from his Socialist coalition partners. They might try to exploit their victory on divorce-the 1970 law was proposed by Socialist Deputy Loris Fortuna-by demanding more low-cost housing, better schools and hospitals, and increased investment...
...minority government clings tenuously to power 2½ months after a bitter, standoff election that top pled Edward Heath's Tories but seemed to show mainly that the voters have little confidence in either majority party. In Italy, no one seems to care very much whether Premier Mariano Rumor's two-month-old center-left regime, which is the 36th government the country has had since the war, makes it through the spring. Belgium and The Netherlands have feeble minority governments that could go under at any time...
...average life span of Italian governments is only about ten months, but Premier Mariano Rumor's latest Cabinet (his fourth) could not even equal the norm. Formed eight months ago, following the departure of Premier Giulio Andreotti, the Rumor government collapsed last week because of a controversy over inflation controls...
Three experienced seniors--Mike Sweett, Allen MacCormack and Tom Mariano--make up St. Lawrence's first line, but the trio has lacked scoring punch so far this year...