Small parties threaten Italy government on electoral reform


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  • Friday, 17 Jan 2014

Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta (L) and Deputy Prime Minister Angelino Alfano attend a news conference at the end of a cabinet meeting at Chigi palace in Rome August 28, 2013. REUTERS/Tony Gentile

ROME (Reuters) - The three small parties backing Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta's coalition government threatened on Friday to bring down his administration unless they are part of an agreement on electoral reform.

Italy's politicians are making a fresh attempt to reform the electoral system in the hope of providing steadier and more durable government in a country long plagued by instability.

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