New Italian government gets confidence from the Senate too
{{date|April 29, 2005}}

[[Italy|Italian]] Prime Minister [[Silvio Berlusconi]]'s government received a vote of confidence from the {{w|Italian Senate}} Thursday, after it earned the confidence of the {{w|Italian Chamber of Deputies|House}} yesterday. The Senate's tally was 170 pros, 117 cons and no abstentions.

Berlusconi declared these votes of confidence as demonstrating the strength and coherence of his coalition.

He also declared that he wanted a change in the electoral law so that a bipartisan political system would srise, and that he wants to form a majority government after the next election.

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==Related news==
*{{Wikinews|title=New Government introduced to the Italian Parliament|date=April 26, 2005}}
 
==Sources==
*{{source|author=
|url=http://www.ansa.it/main/notizie/awnplus/italia/news/2005-04-28_147612.html
|title=Senato da' fiducia a Berlusconi bis
|pub=Ansa
|date=Aprile 28, 2005 13:50 (CEST)}} (in Italian)
*{{source|author=
|url=http://www.ansa.it/main/notizie/fdg/200504282113196531/200504282113196531.html
|title=IL SENATO VOTA LA FIDUCIA AL GOVERNO BERLUSCONI BIS
|pub=Ansa
|date=Aprile 28, 2005 21:13 (CEST)}} (in Italian)

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[[fr:Le Parlement italien vote la confiance au 3e gouvernement Berlusconi]]
[[it:Il governo Berlusconi ottiene la fiducia anche dal Senato]]
[[pt:Novo governo italiano ganha a confiança do Senado]]
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government received a vote of confidence from the Italian Chamber of Deputies|House yesterday. The Senate's tally was 170 pros, 117 cons and no abstentions.

Berlusconi declared these votes of confidence as demonstrating the strength and coherence of his coalition.

He also declared that he wanted a change in the electoral law so that a bipartisan political system would srise, and that he wants to form a majority government after the next election.

fr:Le Parlement italien vote la confiance au 3e gouvernement Berlusconi
it:Il governo Berlusconi ottiene la fiducia anche dal Senato
Novo governo italiano ganha a confiança do Senado
Politics and conflicts Europe Italy Italian Parliament Silvio Berlusconi