Berlusconi resigns during meeting with president

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, who refused for weeks to concede electoral defeat, today handed in his resignation to the president, paving the way for a centre-left government led by Romano Prodi.

Berlusconi resigns during meeting with president

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, who refused for weeks to concede electoral defeat, today handed in his resignation to the president, paving the way for a centre-left government led by Romano Prodi.

During the 30-minute meeting at the Quirinale Palace, President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi asked Berlusconi to remain on as caretaker prime minister, the president’s office said in a statement.

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