Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi (L) gestures as he talks with lawmaker Piero Fassino at the lower house of the parliament in Rome January 23, 2008. Prodi rallied support on Wednesday for two confidence votes that will determine the survival of his centre-left government after the defection of an ally erased his Senate majority. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY)
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi (L) gestures as he talks with lawmaker Piero Fassino at the lower house of the parliament in Rome January 23, 2008. Prodi rallied support on Wednesday for two confidence votes that will determine the survival of his centre-left government after the defection of an ally erased his Senate majority. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY)