Italian government faces collapse — experts
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ROME — Italy’s government faces collapse after a call by Speaker of parliament Gianfranco Fini for his arch-rival Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign and form a new coalition, experts said on Monday.
Fini’s scathing attack on Sunday on his coalition partner and one-time ally is not likely to force Berlusconi to resign but the Speaker will ultimately bring down the government and could trigger elections, experts agreed.
“A political chapter that has now lasted more than 15 years is ending in dramatic fashion,” Corriere Della Sera said in an editorial, referring to the early 1990s when media tycoon Berlusconi burst onto the political scene.
La Repubblica, a left-wing newspaper that has been virulently opposed to Berlusconi, said: “It’s a question of hours, days at most.”.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101110com3.html
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