Italian government collapses in chaos as Berlusconi’s party withdraws

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The Raw Story - Agence France-Presse, 9/28/13

 

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Centre-right ministers in Italy’s fragile coalition government resigned Saturday, throwing the country into a fresh political crisis after Prime Minister Enrico Letta issued what they called an “unacceptable” ultimatum.

All five ministers of the People of Freedom (PDL) party took the decision at the urging of leader Silvio Berlusconi, said Angelino Alfano, Italy’s deputy premier and PDL party secretary.

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