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Italy | Silvio Berlusconi | Italian Politics
Very interesting article about the Italian political landscape and overall how Italy has been reacting to recent current events.
Editor's update: By three votes, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi survived a confidence vote. Rome police fended off rioters outside the Senate, and opposing deputies even scuffled inside parliament.
ROME, Italy Italian newspapers have dubbed it Silvio Berlusconi's Judgement Day.
On Tuesday Italy's scandal-ridden prime minister faces a crucial confidence vote in parliament that could mark the end of his 16-year political career.
This comes as a slow-motion crisis in his government nears its end. So far, Berlusconi has been able to survive, despite a devastating financial crisis that has stalled his country's government and threatens to tear apart the eurozone. But it would be rash to bet even this time that the media-mogul-turned-politician is done for.
Very interesting article about the Italian political landscape and overall how Italy has been reacting to recent current events.