Silvio Berlusconi has layed foundations for a potential election in Italy early next year. The Prime Minister of Italy said he would consider holding an election if his government failed to have a significant parliamentary majority and is unable to pass reforms by the end of January. upPrime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi Berlusconi only narrowly survived a vote of no confidence in the Italian parliament a week ago, and he is facing a backlash from students over plans to radically reform the university system. Berlusconi said he had conferred with officials in Lega Nord , his government's main ally, which has stressed elections are the most promising end to the political crisis in Italy, which began when when a split occurred in Berlusconi's party, The People of Freedom . However, there is skepticism that even if Berlusconi wanted to hold an election, he would be unable to. President Giorgio Napolitano has insisted dissolving parliament is a last resort. Berlusconi won the vote of no confidence last week by only three votes. The Chamber of Deputies voted to keep Burlusconi in power by 314 votes to 311. The news comes a day after thousands of Italian students mounted a violent protest against proposed, radical reforms of the country's university system planned by Berlusconi's administration. Riot police used tear gas on protesters in Palermo ; campaigners occupied a rail line in Naples ; hundreds of protesters staged a short sit-in in the Mole Antonelliana , a major landmark in Turin , in northern Italy. The students urged President Napolitano to refuse to sign the law.
Silvio Berlusconi has layed foundations for a potential election in Italy early next year. The said he would consider holding an election if his government failed to have a significant parliamentary majority and is unable to pass reforms by the end of January. up Silvio Berlusconi Berlusconi only narrowly survived a in the a week ago, and he is facing a backlash from students over plans to radically reform the university system. Berlusconi said he had conferred with officials in , his government's main ally, which has stressed elections are the most promising end to the political crisis in Italy, which began when when a split occurred in Berlusconi's party, . However, there is skepticism that even if Berlusconi wanted to hold an election, he would be unable to. has insisted dissolving parliament is a last resort. Berlusconi won the vote of no confidence last week by only three votes. The voted to keep Burlusconi in power by 314 votes to 311. The news comes a day after thousands of Italian students mounted a violent protest against proposed, radical reforms of the country's university system planned by Berlusconi's administration. Riot police used tear gas on protesters in ; campaigners occupied a rail line in ; hundreds of protesters staged a short sit-in in the , a major landmark in , in northern Italy. The students urged President Napolitano to refuse to sign the law.
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