Italy - Berlusconi snub
December 16, 2012, Sunday
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FORMER Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's political ambitions got a huge yawn on Thursday from his fellow European conservatives, who instead heaped praise on the country's current leader.
Europe has made clear its preference for Mario Monti, whom Berlusconi has in the space of the last week alternately criticized for his economic policies and invited to run under the moderate banner in Italy's upcoming national elections. At a summit of European center-right parties in Brussels attended by both men, political leaders lauded Monti's technocratic government for his deft handling of the Italian economy since Berlusconi resigned in late November 2011, having failed to persuade markets he could come up with reforms.
Europe has made clear its preference for Mario Monti, whom Berlusconi has in the space of the last week alternately criticized for his economic policies and invited to run under the moderate banner in Italy's upcoming national elections. At a summit of European center-right parties in Brussels attended by both men, political leaders lauded Monti's technocratic government for his deft handling of the Italian economy since Berlusconi resigned in late November 2011, having failed to persuade markets he could come up with reforms.
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