Word: berlusconi
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...year-old at the center of a would-be scandal that has dominated Italy's campaign season, was followed by a pack of paparazzi as she cast her first-ever vote in Naples on Sunday. Donning designer sunglasses and accompanied by her parents, Letizia presumably sided with Silvio Berlusconi's center-right coalition, though both she and the Italian Prime Minister have repeatedly denied anything "spicy, or more than spicy" (as the PM put it) to their mutual affinity...
...trying to turn the realm of democratic politics into a simple continuation of his friendships and entertainment." The paper noted that prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into the alleged use of the Prime Minister's official airplane to bring guests to private parties at Villa Certosa (allegations that Berlusconi has denied...
...Berlusconi's lawyer quickly announced that the Prime Minister would sue the Spanish paper for violation of privacy, and Berlusconi called the publication of the photos a "scandalous aggression...
...latest episode of this public soap opera came as Europeans voted in parliamentary elections. Some pundits predict that all the hot gossip will hurt Berlusconi, especially among Catholic voters, while others say voters might see him as a victim of rumor-mongering. But there is another, perhaps more far-reaching possibility that could mark the definitive victory of Berlusconi, who has made billions bringing private, sometimes low-brow television to Italy. Italians are growing increasingly immune to it all, resigned to the mingling of serious state affairs with an appetite for gossip. But still they - like us - can't stop...
...Read an essay by Beppe Servergnini on Berlusconi...