Posted on 04/15/2005 12:26:34 PM PDT by el_doctor2
Edited on 04/16/2005 12:47:20 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
ROME (Reuters) - An Italian coalition party announced on Friday it was quitting the government in a move that will likely force Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign and seek a fresh mandate from parliament.
Sparking the worst political crisis of Berlusconi's four years in office, the Union of Christian Democrats (UDC) said its four ministers would leave the cabinet and urged the prime minister to form a new administration with new policies.
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First Aznar (or at least his party) and now Berlusconi. Europe has become a Disneyland for adults.
A friend in need is a friend indeed. The situation is hard. Just don't forget that there are a lot of people in Italy who believe in you and your President. And I'm, I will, one of them.
It is sad to see how countries like Spain and Italy move to the right, regain their lost glory for a brief shining moment, only to get dragged down by the left again. It happened in England with Thatcher, in Spain with Aznar, and now maybe in Italy. I wish your country well.
We will never forget. Thank you.
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