This is true. In 1996 Prodi won the elections and becane Prime Minister. In 1998 the Communist Refoundation Party withdrew its support to his government and the goverment fell for one vote only. I hope this time they will avoid situations where the goverment is in constant danger of a crisis because of conflicts regarding critical points, like taxation, labour etc... The members of the Union approved a common program, they agreed on all its points. They must find a way to mantain the stability inside the coalition keeping this in mind. Which I admit is a lot easier in words.
Anyway... Prodi's bringing Italian troops away from Iraq, finally... Georgie W will feel a bit lonely now... And Berlusconi now is begging for a role in the new goverment. He asked to form a new bigger coalition, just to be included in it. The bastard... he has no pride
Edit: and I forgot to say one thing, which is very funny and odd. A few minutes after Prodi's coalition announced their success yesterday, came the news that the most important living mafioso, Bernardo Provenzano, was caught after more than 40 years in the hiding. Somebody said it was not a coincidence, after all. Maybe it is, maybe it is not... and that's what makes it so strange...