Rival renews attack on Berlusconi / Italy: Roman showdown

Preview and reports of a vote of no-confidence in Italy's parliament against the government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on the 14 December 2010

ESO: Background information: Berlusconi’s crisis hits his media empire / Berlusconi faces desperate fight for survival http://www.europeansources.info/record/berlusconis-crisis-hits-his-media-empire-berlusconi-faces-desperate-fight-for-survival/

France24, 12.12.10: Berlusconi supporters take to the streets ahead of crunch vote http://www.france24.com/en/20101212-berlusconi-supporters-parliament-confidence-vote-italy

BBC News, 11.12.10: The rise and fall of Berlusconi’s empire http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11963648

Deutsche Welle, 12.12.10: Berlusconi slams probe on state companies http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6321755,00.html

Corriere Della Sera, 13.12.10: “Any hopes of overturning the government are in vain. Anyone who votes against us is siding with the left”, says Berlusconi http://www.corriere.it/International/english/articoli/2010/12/13/Berlusconi-vote-senate.shtml

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