Italy set for early election, Berlusconi ahead

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Italy set for early election, Berlusconi ahead
Tue Feb 5, 2008 8:50am EST

By Silvia Aloisi

ROME (Reuters) - Italy will hold an election by mid-
April which could return media magnate Silvio
Berlusconi to power after political parties failed to
agree on an interim government.

President Giorgio Napolitano summoned the speakers of
both houses of parliament on Tuesday to announce that
he would be dissolving the legislature. By law, he
would then have to call an election within 70 days.

-snip-

Reluctant to send Italians back to the polls so quickly,
Napolitano had asked the speaker of the Senate (upper
house), Franco Marini, to see if he could muster enough
support for a temporary government to reform the
electoral system.

But Berlusconi, sensing a swift return to the post of
prime minister he has held twice before, demanded a
snap election.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL0554842920080205

[ck4829]

1. If he wins, watch for forged documents to come out of Italy saying Iran is seeking nukes

And watch the Bush Administration and the Media to proclaim it as truth.

[northzax]

2. I hate Berlusconi

and not just because of AC Milan, either.

[fascisthunter]

3. Are the Italians That Stupid Too

that they would for this little "Musolini" again???!!!!!

[atreides1]

4. We'll The US Lowered the Standards

When 59,000,000 stupid people voted to re-elect Bush!

[fascisthunter]

5. That's Why I Said "Too"

[LeftishBrit]

6. How depressing...

I thought that far-RW crook was out of politics for good. Apparently you can't keep a bad man down.