Silvio Berlusconi set to return to Italian politics after Sicilian election victory
Source: Guardian
Centre-right bloc backed by former prime minister claims victory in Sicilian election, seen as dry run for national vote due next May
Reuters in Palermo
Monday 6 November 2017 16.35 EST
Silvio Berlusconi looked poised for a stunning political comeback as his rightist bloc claimed victory in an election in Sicily that puts it in pole position for a national vote due by next May.
The regional Sicilian ballot, held on Sunday, was seen as a dry run for the nationwide election, with many of the island’s problems reflecting those of the country as a whole: high unemployment, a debt mountain and sluggish economic growth.
An influx of migrants, many of whom arrive in Sicily after being rescued in the Mediterranean, was also a key issue.
With 93% of the votes counted, a centre-right bloc backed by the four-time prime minister was running more than five percentage points ahead of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S), with the centre left, which governs at the national level, a distant third.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/06/silvio-berlusconi-set-to-return-to-italian-politics-after-sicilian-election-victory
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What is he, like a hundred years old? 
