Italian opposition party elects new leader

Article reports that Pierluigi Bersani, a former communist and economic development minister, became the new leader of Italy's Democratic Party, October 2009. He said he would return the party to fundamentals after becoming the fourth leader of the centre-left opposition in two years.

ESO: Background information: Lawyer-cum-writer challenges Berlusconi http://www.europeansources.info/record/lawyer-cum-writer-challenges-berlusconi/

ESO: Background information: Italian opposition leader quits http://www.europeansources.info/record/italian-opposition-leader-quits/

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