Prodi hands in resignation

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I only hope that by the time new elections happen Berlusconi is in jail.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Why is Prodi's margin of support so narrow anyway? I thought the winning coalition automatically got 55% of the seats now.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

There likely won't be new elections for quite awhile, so I wouldn't put too much stock into current polls.

Prodi will almost certainly win the confidence vote and remain PM after all, and even when he goes his replacement will likely be someone else from L'Unione.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

If he somehow loses Wednesday, aren't new elections guarenteed to take place?

yes, but he's not going to lose.

I also wonder if American conservatives who praise Berlusconi for sending troops to Iraq will give any accolades to Prodi, considering he lost that vote trying to the help the US.