Italian cabinet in danger over Berlusconi’s possible eviction from Senate

The parliamentary process to forcibly remove the media billionaire and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from his seat in the Italian Senate began on 9 September 2013.

If expelled would Mr Berlusconi prepare the nuclear option of withdrawing his People of Freedom (PDL) party’s parliamentary support for Italy’s cross-party coalition, precipitating Italy’s second general election of 2013.



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