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...Many of those fears, though perhaps not the worst of them, were realized in the media mogul's last term in office, from 2001 to 2006. But now that Berlusconi has swept back to his third term as Prime Minister with an impressive victory over former Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni, Italians are more concerned about what he might not do. Italy faces difficult public-policy challenges, from a stagnant economy to organized crime. High-profile emergencies, like mounting trash on the streets of Naples and the uncertain future of national carrier Alitalia, are proof that the nation needs action...
...Berlusconi's win over popular Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni, by an estimated margin of between 6% and 8%, is a testament both to the colorful former prime minister's staying power, and also to Italy's sometimes inexplicable political chemistry. After telling a state-owned TV show host that he was "moved" by the support, and ready to work to resolve Italy's problems, Berlusconi appeared on a show on one of his own networks to accuse his opponents of stealing the election two years ago. "There was a negative interruption of our work," he said. "I say what...
...lead a coalition of solid majorities in both houses of Parliament. Prodi, who beat Berlusconi twice, in 1996 and 2006, spent these last two years in power with a razor-thin margin in the Senate, where his governing coalition finally imploded in January after a failed confidence vote. Veltroni, leader of the newly formed Democratic party, made a point of not aligning with more extreme parties on the left. He is expected to head the opposition, and will try to consolidate power across the center-left spectrum and winnow away more support from the array of small, typically destabilizing political...
...Most polls show that voters on both sides of the political spectrum were generally disillusioned with Italy's political class, even though 80% of the electorate showed up at the polls. A Roman taxi driver, Filippo, who'd voted for Berlusconi, was listening to the radio, just as Veltroni was about to concede defeat. "We Italians always go to vote," he said. "But by now we're sick of all them." Before rescuing Alitalia or turning around the economy or reforming the country's crippled justice system, Berlusconi's toughest task will be saving the Italian citizen from dying...
Italians are heading to the polls on April 13-14 to choose a new Prime Minister, following the premature collapse of Romano Prodi's center-left government in January. The race between former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and former Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni comes at one of the lowest moments in post-war Italian history. With the country locked in a vicious cycle of public cynicism and economic malaise, the election does not bode well. Many pundits think the best-case scenario might be a failure by both Berlusconi and Veltroni to win a ruling majority - an outcome that would...