Advertisement

President rejects Prodi's resignation

ROME, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Italian President Giorgio Napolitano Saturday rejected Premier Romano Prodi's resignation and asked him to remain in office.

Napolitano and Prodi met at the presidential palace and Napolitano later said he'd asked Prodi to confirm his majority in the Italian Parliament with a confidence vote, ANSA reported.

Advertisement

Prodi offered his resignation Wednesday after losing a Senate vote on his government's foreign policy.

Napolitano met with Prodi after two days of talks with parliamentary and political leaders. Sources told ANSA that Napolitano was concerned whether Prodi could maintain a majority in the Senate, where his nine-party coalition holds one more seat than the Silvio Berlusconi-led opposition.

Latest Headlines