Sunday, April 16, 2006

Berlusconi fears presecution under new administration

Now in Italy, probably coming to the U.S, desperation of incumbents to hold on to power to avoid prosecution.

Independent Online Edition > Europe:

"Silvio Berlusconi refused again yesterday to concede defeat to Romano Prodi's centre-left coalition in the Italian election, demanding the formation of a broad coalition in a letter that commentators said amounted to a request by the media mogul for immunity from prosecution.

'On the basis of the popular vote, there's no winner and no loser,' Mr Berlusconi claimed in the letter to the Corriere della Sera. Hours earlier, the premier had said he still hoped he would be declared the winner, as long as the count of contested ballots continued. He renewed an appeal to create a coalition government, 'limited in time and aimed at dealing with the country's institutional, economic and international commitments'."

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