"The former centre-left Prime Minister, Massimo D'Alema, resigned after a poor showing at the last regional elections in 2000. This paved the way for Mr Berlusconi's victory at the general elections a year later.Mr Berlusconi's centre-right ruling coalition has lost every major mid-term election - European, by-election, regional and local - since storming to power in 2001." It thus appears that the handwriting is on the wall signaling a defeat for Berlusconi - George Bush's Iraq war-supporting ally and buddy -- in next year's general elections.The elections brought more good news: in the region of Puglia, in the south of Italy, Niki Vendola--openly gay and a communist--has beaten the incumbent regional president who was a member of Berlusconi's party, Forza Italia, these same exit polls say.
Monday, April 04, 2005
The rest of the world leans left
One thing Butthead has done in his few years at the helm is to create fertile ground for leftists around the globe.
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