ROME (Reuters) - Romano Prodi was finally sworn in as Italy's new prime minister on Wednesday and vowed to soothe political tensions in a country split in two by the closest election in its post-war history.
Prodi, who was given the mandate to govern by President Giorgio Napolitano on Tuesday, took the oath of office with his new cabinet after protracted negotiations with his centre-left coalition partners over the distribution of portfolios.
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