Political career of Silvio Berlusconi

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed he intends to resign after key economic reforms have been approved. His announcement follows a vote in parliament on the budget in which he appeared to lose his majority.

Silvio Berlusconi turns 75 Thursday, but most Italians are in no mood for celebration considering that the country’s economy is on the brink of a debt crisis.

Italy’s prime minister Silvio Berlusconi today warned parliament that Italy could be plunged into economic crisis if his opponents succeed in passing a �no confidence� measure against him tomorrow. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports.

The World’s Gerry Hadden reports that Italy’s latest election campaign has seen a change in the country’s super-fragmented political landscape, as the main left-of-center candidate is refusing to run as part of a coalition

The World’s Gerry Hadden reports on Italy’s political crisis as yesterday the country’s center-left coalition government fell, after a raucous and — some say — undignified — debate in the Italian parliament.