News: World Italian president says PM Monti intends to resign since Berlusconi refuses to back government December 8, 2012 | Modified: December 8, 2012 at 4:45 pm Leave a comment ROME (AP) — Italian president says PM Monti intends to resign since Berlusconi refuses to back government. Sign Up for the Daily E-dition newsletter! Please enter your email address below to begin receiving the Daily E-dition newsletter. You must enter a valid email address in the field above! Thank you for signing up for the Daily E-dition newsletter! You should receive your first newsletter very soon. We're sorry, there was an error processing your newsletter signup. Please click here to visit our Newsletter Signup Center to register for this newsletter.