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Berlusconi resignation 'denied'

Source: BBC News

The main coalition ally in the Italian cabinet has denied a newspaper report that Silvio Berlusconi is to step down.

Silvio Berlusconi would leave at the end of December or the beginning of January, according to La Repubblica, with fresh polls to be held in 2012.

The reported deal came during talks between Mr Berlusconi and Northern League leader Umberto Bossi over economic reforms demanded by the EU.

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La Repubblica reports that as part of the agreement, Mr Berlusconi will agree to step aside in exchange for the Northern League accepting an increase to the pension age. The age will now rise to 67 by 2026, the Corriere della Sera reports.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15457900

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