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...President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro may opt for a technocratic manager from outside of politics to form a caretaker government until the next elections. Italy has seen this all before -- at two and a half years, Prodi's tenure was Italy's second longest in postwar history -- which may explain why Milan's stock exchange climbed despite the government's collapse...
...become commonplace on his overseas sorties. His hosts were less impressed. Once known for his grasp of complex briefs in high-level negotiations, Yeltsin seemed confused during his meetings, officials said, and reportedly had difficulty telling Italy's Prime Minister, ROMANO PRODI, from the country's President, OSCAR LUIGI SCALFARO. Though he seemed just a little stiff during his very limited public appearances, officials say that in private he walked with difficulty and seemed in danger of losing his balance whenever he had to turn right or left. The unusual measures reportedly taken by his security detail before he arrived...
DRIVING DOMESTICALLY And for some, patriotic wheels are the choice: Nissan: Emperor Akihito Japan (5) Citroen: President Chirac France Rolls-Royce: Queen Elizabeth Britain (6) Ambassador: PM Gujral India (7) Lancia: President Scalfaro Italy...
...Silvio Belusconi was at stake as his corruption trial began Wendesday in Milan. Berlusconi, the media magnate who lost the premiership after seven months amid conflict-of-interest charges, is attempting a comeback just as the trial gets underway. Premier Lamberto Dini resigned last week, and President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro is meeting with potential candidates to suceed him. Berlusconi meets with Scalfaro on Friday. TIME's Greg Burke reports from Rome: "This is a do-or-die situation for Belusconi, who wants the premiership back. We have no idea how strong a case the prosecutors have. The question is whether...
Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro today ended a volatile, 22-day period of uncertainty at the top by naming the country's respected treasury minister, Lamberto Dini, as prime minister-designate to succeed flamboyant media magnate Silvio Berlusconi. The non-partisan Dini promised "a government of technocrats" to restore stability in a country that has seen 53 postwar governments come and go. But Berlusconi, who resigned last month after losing parliamentary support, called Scalfaro "a sphinx who minces his words" for not reappointing him. A large-scale political fight now looms, as Berlusconi presses for elections that, with recent gains...