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, entirely composed of experts and officials from outside Parliament. The government obtained the confidence of the House of Deputies on 25 January 1995 with 302 votes in favour, 39 against and 270 abstentions. It also obtained the confidence of the Senate on 1 February 1995 with 191 votes in favour, 17 against and 2 abstentions. The government collapsed on 11 January 1996.Camera dei Deputati - XII Legislatura - Seduta n. 311
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After the fall of the Berlusconi Government, the President of the Republic

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entrusted

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(already Minister of the Treasury for the Berlusconi Government) with the task of forming a new cabinet. The new government, composed only of independents, was supported by the

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, Northern League, Italian People's Party, Greens,

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, Democratic Alliance, Italian Socialists and The Network. The parties of the

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( Forza Italia National Alliance and

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) announced their intention to abstain from the vote of confidence, while the Communist Refoundation Party voted against. After the split of the

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from the Italian People's Party, the government lost the majority to the Chamber of Deputies. On 19 October 1995, the Senate approved an individual motion of no confidence against Minister of Justice

Filippo Mancuso Filippo Mancuso (22 July 1922 – 30 May 2011) was an Italian judge and politician. In 1995 he was Italy's Minister of Justice in the government of Lamberto Dini. The Italian Senate voted a motion of no confidence against him and this fact was t ...

, introduced by the parties supporting the cabinet and endorsed by the Prime Minister. In May 1995 Mancuso had accused the methods used in the Mani Pulite investigation and asked for disciplinary action against the pool of magistrates who had carried out the investigations. On 30 December 1995 Lamberto Dini resigned, since the government had already achieved the programmatic goals it was tasked by parliament to bring to term. On 16 February 1996, Scalfaro therefore dissolved parliament and called a

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