Word: berlusconis
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...press considers the victory of Silvio Berlusconi and his Forza Italia as one of the right wing ((ITALY, April 11)). But his party is located more at the political center than anywhere else. It has been supported by those of us who long for reforms and look forward to federalism. To Americans, we might be defined as liberals on the other side of the Atlantic...
...following Italy's election of a majority conservative coalition to the Parliament was dampened as party officials bickered over who would govern. By week's end, however, two parties in the alliance had reached an agreement endorsing constitutional changes that could lead to media tycoon and populist leader Silvio Berlusconi's becoming Prime Minister...
Most such spectacular swan dives by inexperienced candidates into national elections turn out to be suicidal. Berlusconi's quest for votes, however, was conducted with all the trappings of a high-powered American-style advertising campaign, complete with public relations consultants and sound-bite coaching. Not surprisingly, the key to success was television. With three national networks at his disposal, the fledgling candidate was able to meticulously craft an image of himself as a savior of a country mired in economic stagnation and convulsed by scandal. Gaps in campaign broadcasting laws allowed him to beam his televised pitch directly into...
...fractious right-wing coalition won Italy's national parliamentary elections. Led by billionaire Silvio Berlusconi, the Freedom Alliance won a strong majority of 366 seats in Parliament's lower house and a plurality of 155 seats in the Senate. Included in the victorious coalition is the neo-Fascist National Alliance, whose leaders still revere the memory of the dictator Benito Mussolini...
...Silvio Berlusconi sweeps the election lists...