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................Mr Prodi's government had been forced onto the defensive over the continued deployment of 2,000 Italian troops in Afghanistan, with strong opposition from some of his more left-wing coalition partners.
Plans for the expansion of a big US military base in Vicenza, northern Italy, had also sparked protests both within his government and on the street, with large demonstrations in Vicenza at the weekend........................
BBC NEWS | Europe | Italy waits as Prodi fate delayed
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Italian politics has been always very unstable and volatile.
It is also a very leftist country, though Silvio Berlusconi was an exception.
It is a country that can swing and hence not a very stable and reliable NATO element.
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