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Comments on: Silvio’s second coming http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/02/silvios-second-coming/ Trying to make a point Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:21:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Phil E http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/02/silvios-second-coming/#comment-5741 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:27:54 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/?p=236#comment-5741 The big story about Berlusconi is the split on the Right. The three main right-wing parties (which lets out the Northern League) are contesting the election in this weird kind of semi-alliance, on the understanding that they’ll let Silvio lead them into the election but whichever of the three party leaders gets the most votes will be the Leader afterwards. This is not conducive to silence in the ranks. A particularly brusque denunciation of Berlusconi’s “Jesus” moment came from Pierferdinando Casini – he’s the leader of the (ex-Christian Democrat) CDU and as such one of Berlusconi’s partners. Prodi’s been challenged to a TV debate with Berlusconi and replied by offering to debate all three of the leaders of the Right – an offer that’s politically impossible to refuse and highly embarrassing to accept. (Hang on, if there’s only one of him…)

It’s not over till it’s over (I speak as someone who was convinced Kinnock would be elected in 1992) but right now it looks as if the Cavaliere is going down – and good riddance.

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