One of Berlusconi staunchest supporters says he has a a video message prepared that could announce a decision to bring down Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta’s coalition government
“It’s ready, Berlusconi will decide when to broadcast it and I think it is absolutely imminent,” Daniela Santanche, a deputy nicknamed “the pythoness” … told a news conference.
On Monday (September 9) a special Senate committee will vote on whether to strip Berlusconi of his seat in parliament after he received a four-year jail sentence for tax fraud
If he is booted, says Santanche:
I don’t think we can remain sitting next to people who want to be the butchers of Berlusconi.
There are splits within splits in Italian politics and there is no certainty that all in Berlusconi’s party would withdraw support from the government, more details: Reuters.
What is it with Italians and the Euro – first Draghi’s comments drag it down, now this from Berlusconi.
