The center-right alliance of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, despite the economic and financial crisis stronger from the regional elections in Italy was formed. should
was decisive for the shift to the right the good performance of the xenophobic Northern League, which is in the coalition now more and more of a rival of Berlusconi's allies convert people of Freedom (PDL). League leader Umberto Bossi, who is now in the mayor's office of financial capital, Milan aims, announced increased efforts to federalize Italy.
The left opposition controls only seven of the regions, has been elected to them.
On Sunday and Monday in 13 of the 20 regions of Italy was elected. According to the results presented on Tuesday doubled the number of PDL-ruled their regions to four. This also includes the unexpected victory in the capital city Rome Lazio, which was previously governed by the left. Thus escaped the 73-year-old Berlusconi, the lot of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who had suffered in regional elections this month, a bitter defeat. For the second half of the current parliamentary term to 2013 Berlusconi announced reforms to modernize the ailing EU and euro area country.
emerged as the clear winner in the government camp, the Northern League. She won the Veneto and Piedmont and Lombardy in the shortened, the industrial heartland of Italy, the gap to the PDL. "The left no longer exists in the north," triumphed league leader Bossi. He also told his followers rapid federalization of the EU co-founder.
a comprehensive cabinet reshuffle is not expected as a result of the regional election. Berlusconi is only Agriculture Minister Luca Zaia need to replace the Northern League, the governor of the Veneto is. Finance and Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti will remain despite disputes with Cabinet colleagues over budget cuts in office, especially since he has the support of the Northern League. Around 41 million Italians
were called to a vote. Turnout was 64 percent to a record low. In the previous regional election in 2005 the figure was 72 percent.
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