Rome (CNN) -- Mario Monti, the economist nominated to become Italy's new prime minister, began talks with political leaders Monday to discuss forming a government. The 68-year-old's talks with political parties will continue Tuesday. In comments after several meetings Monday, Monti said some of the delegations had discussed a "temporal outlook" for how long his government might last. The time for the government "which I am trying to create is that period between today and the end of spring 2013," he said, according to a CNN translation. At any time the parliament could dissolve his government "because of lack of trust," he said.
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Monti says his government would aim to continue through spring 2013
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Heads of some key parties express support for Mario Monti
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Italian president: Monti is "gifted, competent, experienced"
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Silvio Berlusconi is the second European leader to fall this month over the debt crisis
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