Ex-Communist Gets Nod From President
From Times Wire Reports
President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro formally asked former Communist Massimo D’Alema to form Italy’s 56th government since World War II. The request came after D’Alema said he had assembled a parliamentary majority in days of hard bargaining with centrist and leftist parties. The Vatican’s newspaper was sharply critical of Scalfaro for tapping a former Communist as Italy’s next premier, succeeding Romano Prodi.
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