Italian election set for April

March 1, 2008 on 4:03 am | In Internet

Italy called elezioni Politiche 2008 for mid-April yesterday, heralding sondaggi the possible return to power of media magnate Silvio Berlusconi, in a solid poll lead over the collapsed centre-left coalition.
In a dramatic sequence of events even by Italian standards, Romano Prodi, the Prime Minister, resigned last month after his allies defected. Attempts to set up an interim government failed and Mr. Berlusconi’s calls for an immediate Elezioni prevailed. Mr. Berlusconi, a two-time prime minister and the 71-year-old owner of AC Milan soccer club, resisted President Giorgio Napolitano’s bid for cross-party support to reform the messy election rules before a new vote.