New Italian government gets confidence from the House
{{date|April 27, 2005}}

The new Italian government, led by [[w:Silvio Berlusconi|Silvio Berlusconi]], received a vote of confidence from the Italian House of Deputies on Wednesday. The tally was 334 pros, 240 cons and 2 abstentions.

The vote allows Berlusconi up to another year in office, during which time he will have to gain support from skeptical voters if he is to win a second term.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8317677
|title=Berlusconi's New Government Wins Confidence Vote
|author=Robin Pomeroy and Gavin Jones
|pub=Reuters
|date=April 27, 2005}}
*{{source|author=
|url=http://www.ansa.it/main/notizie/fdg/200504271900196531/200504271900196531.html
|title=IL GOVERNO BERLUSCONI BIS OTTIENE LA FIDUCIA DELLA CAMERA
|pub=Ansa
|date=Aprile 27 2005 19:00 (UTC+2)}} (in Italian)

==See also==
*{{Wikinews|title=New Government introduced to the Italian Parliament|date=April 26, 2005}}

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The new Italian government, led by Silvio Berlusconi, received a vote of confidence from the Italian House of Deputies on Wednesday. The tally was 334 pros, 240 cons and 2 abstentions.

The vote allows Berlusconi up to another year in office, during which time he will have to gain support from skeptical voters if he is to win a second term.
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