Prodi to Pick Cabinet as Election Turmoil Continues
Romano Prodi, leader of Italy's center-left coalition, that has claimed victory over Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, says he will start choosing members of his cabinet. Berlusconi, who has refused to concede defeat, has called for checks on some 43,000 disputed ballots.
The review is expected to be completed by Friday. In a further delay, outgoing Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi says his successor should name the new prime minister. Ciampi is due to leave office in the second half of May.
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