Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Berlusconi offers to the opposition pact beset by scandal

Through a letter to Il Corriere della Sera, Silvio Berlusconi has offered today Pierluigi Bersani, opposition leader and secretary general of the Democratic Party (PD), a "joint work plan" and a parliamentary pact to boost growth Italy's economic reforms inspired by liberal German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

In what seems a desperate move to cling to power, Berlusconi called now after rejecting it for months, the collaboration of the opposition saying it is necessary to "whip" the economy to address the consequences of a "debt monster" and resume the path of growth. In his letter, Berlusconi said that the country can not afford to go to early elections and says it is "so concerned or more" that President Giorgio Napolitano for the "aggressive" political climate, without reference to the Ruby case, in which is about to be prosecuted for abuse of power and prostitution.

According to sources in the Milan prosecutors quoted by the agency DNA, the phase of the investigation is almost completed and the team of Ilda Boccassini, Antonio and Pietro Forno Sangermano asked this week to Judge Cristina Di Berlusconi Census prosecuted by the rite immediately, ie without preliminary hearing.

Yesterday, prosecutors questioned for two hours at Nicole Minetti, the regional deputy PDL in Lombardy, 25, who is being investigated for an alleged offense of exploitation of child prostitution as the main organizer of the festivities and Arcore Management of the harem of 14 young people who lived in the residential Milano 2.

Besides this, the prime minister currently has three lawsuits pending, the Mills case, Mediaset and Mediatrade, which should restart in the coming weeks. "Pure Propaganda" The PD, the main opposition party, today rejected the deal offered by Berlusconi calling it "pure propaganda of poor quality." "The character has lost all credibility, and we have requested his resignation and continue to ask today," said Stefano Fassina, PD economic responsibility.

The unusual letter Berlusconi seems also a response to the proposal launched yesterday in an interview with 'La Repubblica', by former Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema, leader in the shadow of the PD, which proposes a constitutional alliance to save Italy the idea is to call an early election and present a sort of national liberation committee integrated into a federation together with all political forces opposed to Berlusconi, from Future and Freedom, the party of Gianfranco Fini, to Left, Ecology and Freedom (SEL) and Italy of Values (IDV).

The offer has been accepted by the Catholics of the UDC, but the group of Fini, SEL and IDV therefore discarded. "It would be necessary only in the event of an emergency democratic moment has not arrived yet," said Italo Bocchino, spokesman for the group of Fini. "Soon Berlusconi should resign," he added, "neither President Ben Ali, Tunisian-wanted to do it early." Nichi Vendola, SEL leader and governor of Puglia, has given his refusal to the alliance that D'Alema, the veteran former communist leader, sees as the only possible to paralysis, "The use of early elections is indispensable, but D'Alema alchemy are useless, "he said.

Italy is not a brothel Meanwhile, in the street and the web is growing mobilization against Berlusconi. On Saturday there were several demonstrations and pans in various cities under the slogan "Italy is not a brothel" and "dignity devastated", and preparing new protests for 13. The manifesto 'resigns', released by the Association for Freedom and Justice, has met tens of thousands of signatures on 5 has called a rally in Milan which will, among other intellectuals such as Umberto Eco, Paul Ginsborg, Roberto Saviano and Gustavo Zagrebelsky.

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