Italian prime-minister Romano Prodi has submitted the application on resignation. Today the application was accepted by the president of Italy.
Prodi’s decision can be explained by voting in the upper chamber of the Italian parliament which has not approved the resolution of the government on foreign policy.
The split inside of the ruling majority has occurred because of three parties, which entered into the ruling coalition, - the Party of the Italian communists, the Party of communistic transformation of Italy and the Party green - have refused to support the government in a question of participation of Italians in peace-making mission in Afghanistan and expansions of American military base.
In spite of the fact that the Minister of Foreign Affairs and prime-minister have repeatedly holding meetings with considerably adjusted pacifists, proving to them, that Italy cannot break the obligations to the USA, and also refuses participation in UNO’s mission, that would lead to the international isolation of the country, some “dissidents” have refused to vote in support of the governmental resolution.