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Berlusconi win
« on: April 14, 2008, 09:18:38 PM »
 Berlusconi declares election win



Centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi warned of "difficult months ahead" as he declared a decisive victory in Italy's general election.

The 71-one-year-old media mogul said he was willing to work with the opposition to pass much needed economic reforms.

Mr Berlusconi spoke soon after rival Walter Veltroni admitted defeat.

The results return Mr Berlusconi for a third term in office as Italian prime minister. His new government will be Italy's 62nd since World War II.

The vote was held three years ahead of schedule after the collapse of Romano Prodi's centre-left coalition.

'Affectionate kiss'

With most results counted, the interior ministry said Mr Berlusconi's centre-right had taken 47% in the Senate, compared to 38% for the centre-left.

Official results showed the tycoon's coalition had won 46.5% of the vote in the lower house Chamber of Deputies, while the centre-left was trailing on nearly 38%.

   
PROJECTED RESULTS
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES (630 SEATS):
Centre-right bloc 46.5%;
Centre-left bloc 37.8%
SENATE (315 SEATS):
Centre-right bloc 47.2%;
Centre-left bloc 38.1% Interior ministry figures

But while his supporters celebrated, the streets of Rome were relatively quiet on Monday night, says the BBC's Jonny Dymond in the Italian capital.

Few people have much faith in the politicians' ability to change things for the better, our correspondent says, and the mood of many going into this election had been gloomy.

Tricky coalition talks are expected in the coming days. In a telephone call to Rai TV, Mr Berlusconi said his slimmed-down cabinet would have 12 ministers, including four women.

In his interview, Mr Berlusconi said he was moved by the faith that so many citizens had placed in him.

"We have difficult months ahead that will require great strength," he said.

Before ringing off, he added: "An affectionate kiss to all Italians."

Massive debt

Mr Berlusconi said his immediate priorities would be the sale of the loss-making national airline Alitalia and the crisis caused by uncollected mountains of rubbish in Naples.

The next government also faces the task of reviving Italy's ailing economy, with zero growth forecast for the coming year.

The BBC's David Willey in Rome says the winner could find he has been passed a poisoned chalice, perhaps explaining why neither leader seemed very keen to win this lacklustre campaign.

Although Italy is saddled with a massive public debt, both leading candidates had promised tax cuts and handouts to voters.

Italy's economy has been suffering from low productivity and a strong euro, and analysts say young people, pensioners and low-income workers are feeling the pressure.

Some 158 different parties contested the regional and national polls, including Mr Berlusconi's new conservative People of Freedom (PDL) and Mr Veltroni's recently formed Democratic Party (PD).

At the start of the campaign, opinion polls gave Mr Berlusconi's bloc a commanding lead, but it had narrowed as the election drew near.

At 80%, the final turnout appears to have been lower than in the last election, two years ago.

Mr Berlusconi has served two terms as prime minister, last resigning in May 2006.

One of Italy's richest men, he is the head of a business empire that spans media, advertising, insurance, food and construction and includes the top flight football club AC Milan.

Mr Veltroni is a former communist who served for seven years as mayor of Rome before taking over the leadership of the centre-left coalition led by Mr Prodi after his government collapsed in January.

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Re: Berlusconi win
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2008, 09:23:58 PM »

Alessandra Mussolini waiting on the results.


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Re: Berlusconi win
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2008, 07:23:46 AM »
Italian voters and Trini voters are faced with a similar dilemma. Make that quandary. Nah make that plight.

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Re: Berlusconi win
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2008, 07:57:24 AM »
Italian voters and Trini voters are faced with a similar dilemma. Make that quandary. Nah make that plight.
I feel Italy worse. I heard a BBC commentator say that Italy has had more Governments than Christmases. Their system is very strange. Romano Prodi was hailed as a saviour 2 years ago- he's a virtually non entity today. The Houses have a lot of power under that constitution.

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Re: Berlusconi win
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2008, 08:08:53 AM »
Yeah more governments in part due to coalitions. However, consider that Italians doh ramp to mash up governments that are not performing or in which there has been misconduct etc. Systemically different political environment, but with respect to the leadership options not that far removed from the Trini reality.

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Re: Berlusconi win
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2008, 08:24:25 AM »
Yeah more governments in part due to coalitions. However, consider that Italians doh ramp to mash up governments that are not performing or in which there has been misconduct etc. Systemically different political environment, but with respect to the leadership options not that far removed from the Trini reality.
Very true.

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Re: Berlusconi win
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2008, 08:30:17 AM »
So who taking bets on whether Silvio will be brought up on corruption charges again?

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Re: Berlusconi win
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2008, 10:30:28 AM »
So who taking bets on whether Silvio will be brought up on corruption charges again?
100 Lira,  ;D no. He pay off everybody already.

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« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2008, 10:40:00 AM »
Ronaldinho’s brother and agent Roberto de Assis was at the party thrown by Silvio Berlusconi last night to celebrate the Milan President’s Italian election victory.

Berlusconi will become prime minister of Italy for a third time after his centre-right coalition snatched back political power in elections that ended yesterday. 

"The months and years ahead will be difficult," Berlusconi told Italian television in a live phone call. 

After the victory was announced the media mogul and entrepreneur threw a party to celebrate his victory, and among the guests was Ronaldinho’s brother-and-agent Roberto de Assis. 

De Assis has been in Milan for a week now discussing the expected transfer of his sibling, and his presence last night at Berlusconi’s banquet has only served as a further prelude to a summer transfer. 

Yesterday De Assis admitted that negotiations were going well. 

“Milan are enthusiastically involved in negotiations with Ronaldinho,” he told French TV channel Canal Plus.

“We have made lots of steps forward, even though that doesn’t mean that the deal is done.   

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Re: Berlusconi win
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2008, 11:23:18 AM »
Assis is a reputed to be a good agent. With respect to Ronaldinho, it's not clear whether his presence @ Milan is all about Ronaldinho or not. Assis acts as agent for others, among them Ricardo Oliveira whose paper Milan holds.

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Re: Berlusconi win
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2008, 04:32:26 PM »
Jack W wants to be the TT Berlosconi!!

 

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