Italian PM Mario Monti to resign as soon as 2013 budget finalized

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Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has told President Giorgio Napolitano that he intends to resign after making sure the country’s parliament passes next year’s budget.

­According to a statement issued by the president’s office, Monti does not consider it possible to further carry out his responsibilities, and has accordingly expressed his intention to resign.

The announcement comes a day after Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s People of Freedom party called for an “orderly” end to the current emergency government, withdrawing its support to Mario Monti.

http://rt.com/news/italy-monti-resign-budget-621/

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