Tag: Silvio Berlusconi

Monday, February 19th 2018 - 09:09 UTC
Italian election with no clear winner: Berlusconi's coalition ahead with 37.2% support

The coalition, which includes former prime minister’s Forza Italia (Go Italy) Silvio Berlusconi and two far-right parties, is being seen within the context of Europe’s lurch away from conventional parties ahead of the March 4 vote.
Friday, February 16th 2018 - 10:36 UTC
Berlusconi and conservative block ahead in Italy opinion polls for March 4

Italy's election race includes a dark horse. Opinion polls suggest a national vote on March 4 will produce either a conservative government or a broad coalition that will not threaten the status quo. But new electoral rules make predictions harder than usual. A post-election alliance of anti-EU parties is improbable - but not impossible.
Tuesday, January 2nd 2018 - 11:03 UTC
Berlusconi looks as kingmaker for 4 March general election; Merkel wished him good luck

Italians will head to the polls on 4 March in elections that look set to result in renewed instability and thrust former leader Silvio Berlusconi back to the centre of the political stage. Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni's cabinet set the date for the election after President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament.
Tuesday, November 7th 2017 - 09:47 UTC
Sicily's regional elections open the way for a Berlusconi comeback

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi looks set for another political comeback after a coalition he backed won Sicily's regional elections. The result adds momentum to the newly formed centre-right alliance.
Monday, December 5th 2016 - 10:53 UTC
Italy's Rienzi resigns following rejection of his proposed constitutional reforms

Italian voters have dealt a serious defeat to the government of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. In a referendum Sunday, they rejected Renzi's proposed constitutional reforms, which would have changed the balance of power between the executive and Parliament.
Monday, May 19th 2014 - 08:57 UTC
Berlusconi claims he was forced out of office by a 'plot', according to Geithner's book

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he was forced out of office as a result of a “plot” by European Union officials. Berlusconi made the remarks last week following the publication of a book authored by former US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
Saturday, October 19th 2013 - 15:50 UTC
Italian Senate votes in November to expel Berlusconi and bar him from politics for six years

Milan court ruled that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi should be barred from holding public office for two years following a conviction for tax fraud. But, since Berlusconi is a senator, the court's decision will have no immediate effect and his expulsion from the Senate will depend on a separate vote in the upper house of parliament, expected to take place next month.
Thursday, October 3rd 2013 - 06:39 UTC
Berlusconi U turn saves Italian coalition but could mark the beginning of his demise

Silvio Berlusconi backed away from his threat to topple Italy’s coalition government in a humiliating political climb down on Wednesday that could fatally weaken his 20-year grip on Italian politics. The billionaire former prime minister was forced into the last minute U-turn by a revolt that threatened to shatter his conservative party.
Wednesday, October 2nd 2013 - 07:22 UTC
Divided Berlusconi party could save PM Letta’s coalition in confidence vote

Leading figures in Silvio Berlusconi's own party have defied him by calling on MPs to back the Italian coalition government in a confidence vote. Angelino Alfano, Berlusconi's deputy and secretary of People of Freedom, urged the party to unite behind Prime Minister Enrico Letta on Wednesday.
Monday, September 23rd 2013 - 19:05 UTC
Francis meets with unemployed and blasts the global economic system based on a “god called money”

Francis has made one of his strongest attacks yet on the global economic system, saying it could no longer be based on a “god called money” and urged the unemployed to fight for work.