If you can't win honestly...change the rules... Italy is trying to copy *

[greenbriar]

Berlusconi suggested Italy could follow Germany's lead and create a "grand coalition" of left and right if final results show neither side in control of both houses of parliament.

"I think that we maybe need to take the example of another European country, perhaps like Germany, to see if there's not a case to unify our forces to govern in agreement," he said.

Prodi dismissed Berlusconi's suggestion for a "grand coalition" and said the prime minister's complaints were "out of line."

"We went before voters with a precise coalition," the Apcom news agency quoted Prodi as saying. "We will govern" with the coalition majority, he said.

Prodi claimed victory well before the Senate figures were in, later saying he was not concerned about the call for a recount.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060411/ap_on_re_eu/italy_election

[BlueManDude]

1. yeah that's the ticket Silvio

[blm]

2. It's a fascist trait.

And to think these people control most media and are able to muster any percentage of votes is just sad.

[Beetwasher]

3. It's A Miracle That Prodi Overcame the Obstacles and Actually Won

I believe the exit polls were correct, and it wasn't as close as the final tallies and the Berlusconi tried to steal it, but Prodi had too big a margin.

Between Berlusconi owning the media and the voting machines it's amazing Prodi pulled it off.

[TlalocW]

4. Oh, good... Italians following Germany's lead

That's worked well in the past.

TlalocW

[greenbriar]

5. I thought it was * traits

grrrrrrr

[baby_mouse]

6. pththpppthrrppbthphthrrr...

Ner ner to YOU, Silvio, Ner and also NER.

God, this naked power-grabbing is vile. The man's pathetic! Have these people no shame whatsoever?

[greenbriar]

7. and it keeps going

they "found" ballott boxes thrown out