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Old 12-11-2011, 17:08   #30
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Re: Berlusconi to resign

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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
They may be, but a determined man with a lot of executive power could do a lot of damage in that time. The fact that he has the opportunity now to do anything at all is intolerable IMO, given that the Italian electorate have been unable to debate or vote on any of it.
I'm not that well-versed in Italian politics, but presumably you do need someone in charge once the PM steps down?

Obviously, the honourable thing to do would be to not pass any contentious legislation in the interim, but clearly this is Italy.

Also: would they be able to bring the election forward by much if they called it now?
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