Outgoing Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is set to put an end to three weeks of political turmoil by conceding defeat in the April elections and resigning on Tuesday (2 May).
"There will be a cabinet meeting on Tuesday at 12.30. I will meet the president of the Republic at 1 PM," said Mr Berlusconi, according to media reports.
His centre-left successor Romano Prodi meanwhile has called for a swift government change over and hopes to receive the order from the president t...
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