(Rome, Italy) - A spokesperson for beleaguered Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi confirmed Monday that legislation creating civil partnerships has been dropped - one of several concessions Prodi made to shore up his crumbling left-of-center coalition government. Prodi stepped down last Wednesday after an embarrassing parliamentary defeat over foreign policy. Following two days of meetings with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and scrambling by Prodi to expand his coalition, he agreed to remain on until a confidence vote is held in Parliament.
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