Italy's new government wins confidence vote in Senate

Italy's new government wins confidence vote in Senate

ROME - Agence France-Presse

A general view of the Upper house of the parliament in Rome, April 30, 2013. Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta won his first vote of confidence in parliament on Monday. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito

Italy's new coalition government led by leftist Prime Minister Enrico Letta won a confidence vote in the upper house of parliament on Tuesday.

The MPs voted 233 in favour and 59 against the Letta government, formed after a two-month deadlock caused by inconclusive elections in February, said Senate speaker Laura Boldrini.
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