Italy's president asked Romano Prodi to stay on as prime minister on Saturday, but he now faces a confidence vote in parliament to prove he has enough support to govern.
Prodi resigned on Wednesday after he was defeated on foreign policy in the upper house, the Senate, plunging the country into political uncertainty.
After two days of consultations with party leaders on how to resolve the crisis, President Giorgio Napolitano asked Prodi, 67, to stay and put his majority to the test in both chambers of parliament. The votes are likely to be held next week.
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