Berlusconi hails election victory

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7347618.stm


Berlusconi hails election victory

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  Silvio Berlusconi will have touch cabinet talks Centre-right Italian leader
Silvio Berlusconi has warned of "difficult months ahead", after heading for a
major victory in general elections.

  The 71-one-year-old media mogul said he was willing to work with the
opposition to pass much needed economic reforms.

  Mr Berlusconi spoke soon after rival Walter Veltroni admitted defeat.

  The results return Mr Berlusconi for a third term in office as Italian prime
minister. His new government will be Italy's 62nd since World War II.

  The vote was held three years ahead of schedule after the collapse of
Romano Prodi's centre-left coalition.


'Affectionate kiss'

  With most results counted, the interior ministry said Mr Berlusconi's
centre-right had taken 47% in the Senate, compared to 38% for the
centre-left.

  Official results showed the tycoon's coalition had won 46% of the vote in
the lower house Chamber of Deputies, while the centre-left was trailing on 38%.

  Tricky coalition talks are expected in the coming days.

  In a telephone call to Rai TV, Mr Berlusconi said he was moved by the faith
that so many citizens had placed in him.

  "We have difficult months ahead that will require great strength," he said.

  His immediate priorities would be the sale of the loss-making airline
Alitalia and the crisis in Naples which is littered with uncollected waste.

  His cabinet would have 12 ministers, including four women.

  Before ringing off, he added: "An affectionate kiss to all Italians."

  The next government faces the task of reviving Italy's ailing economy, with
zero growth forecast for the coming year.


Massive debt

  Although Italy faces a massive public debt, both candidates promised tax
cuts and handouts to voters.

  Italy's economy has been suffering from low productivity and a strong euro,
and analysts say young people, pensioners and low-income workers are feeling
the pressure.


  Mr Veltroni narrowed Mr Berlusconi's lead in polls but it was not enough

  Some 158 different parties contested the regional and national polls,
including Mr Berlusconi's new conservative People of Freedom (PDL) and Mr
Veltroni's recently formed Democratic Party (PD).

  At the start of the campaign, opinion polls gave Mr Berlusconi's bloc a
commanding lead, but it had narrowed as the election drew near.

  At 80%, the final turnout appears to have been lower than in the last
election, two years ago.

  Mr Berlusconi has served two terms as prime minister, last resigning in May
2006.

  One of Italy's richest men, he is the head of a business empire that spans
media, advertising, insurance, food and construction and includes the top
flight football club AC Milan.

  Mr Veltroni is a former communist who served for seven years as mayor of Rome
before taking over the leadership of the centre-left coalition led by Mr
Prodi after his government collapsed in January.

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