Yet another story of corruption is reverberating around Italy's press as I write. This time, in the wake of the Berlusconi government's embarrassment over the Aldo Brancher affair, various … [Read more...]
Silvio Berlusconi Calling
This week during the political chat show called Ballarò, Italy's flamboyant prime minister rang to call a La Repubblica journalist who claimed Berlusconi has encouraged tax evasi0n in Italy, … [Read more...]
Was Forza Italia Formed by the Mafia? Part 2
Back in February, and after some intriguing claims by a mafia-turncoat, and the son of the late Mayor of Palermo - whose father had faced allegations of collusion with the mafia, I … [Read more...]
Lover’s Tiff in Italy
Gianfranco Fini, Berlusconi's number two, has been grumbling about Berlusconi's management of Italy for some time. Last week, Fini's dissent came to a very public head. The Fini/Berlusconi … [Read more...]
Ructions in Berlusconi’s Legions
Whether you admire the man or not, you have to admit that Silvio Berlusconi has done rather well to have kept himself in power in Italy. Sex scandals, court cases, accusations of media … [Read more...]
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