Silvio Berlusconi has stepped down as Italy's prime minister, following a meeting with the president, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, on Wednesday (20 April) evening.
Mr Ciampi has duly asked Mr Berlusconi and his cabinet team to stay in office during the interim, until a new prime minister is chosen, according to agency reports.
"This is to enable the normal business of government to go on. For example, the Italian transport minister will attend the European Council meeting in Luxembourg t...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.