Wall Street Journal | Italian Parties Look to Monti as a Candidate Wall Street Journal ROME—Italy's political parties were jockeying for position on Sunday after Prime Minister Mario Monti said he planned to resign, prompting some lawmakers to step up their efforts to recruit him as a candidate in the coming elections. Mr. Monti's decision to ... Italy faces vote as Monti quits, Berlusconi returns Italy on 'edge of abyss', says Silvio Berlusconi, offering a hand Italy plunges back into political turmoil |