The fun and games start after a minute. A guest on the show of Michele Santoro, Berlusconi tries to read out a list of the convictions for libel of his arch-critic, Marco Travaglio, a contributor to the programme. Travaglio stays calm, but Santoro loses his temper, interrupts Berlusconi and then refuses to shake his hand. At the end, Berlusconi takes Travaglio’s chair, but cleans with his handkerchief. For my money, that’s game and set (though possibly not match) to the Great Communicator.
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Silvio Berlusconi loses his cool with another interviewer
Allies again
Silvio Berlusconi resuscitates his party’s alliance with the Northern League
Eurozone crisis live: Why Berlusconi’s Northern League deal really matters
10.27am: Southern Europe editor John Hooper’s explanation of how the alliance between the People of Liberty Party and the Northern League could have a major impact on next month’s election
Keeping the radical left in check
The success of Italy’s likely next government will depend on its ability to control the hard left
Italy’s web guru tastes power as new political movement goes viral
Roberto Casaleggio’s Five Star Movement aims to pioneer ‘new, direct democracy’ and annihilate traditional party politics