After losing parliament, Berlusconi waits in political purgatory

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's parliamentary coalition fell apart in the summer of 2010. Now plagued with dropping approval ratings, the billionaire businessman-turned-politician is on the political war path.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Berlusconi tells former ally to back him / Early Italian election draws closer http://www.europeansources.info/record/berlusconi-tells-former-ally-to-back-him-early-italian-election-draws-closer/

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