Second chance Prodi

February 24, 2007

The Prodi government fell on Wednesday after losing a key foreign policy vote, throwing Italy into political crisis. There'd been weeks of division within Prodi's multi-party coalition. But for now, the coalition has opted to put aside their differences in the interests of preserving power. If the president had decided to call a snap election, Italians could have voted in former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, now leader of the opposition.