published an article by El País of December 13, 2010 (translation from Italy from abroad): Three fugitives
'contracted' save the Berlusconi government
The government of Silvio Berlusconi has now passed the House of Representatives vote of no confidence tabled by the opposition center-right groups and the Future and Freedom (FLI) and the Union of the Centre (UDC). A large vote, passed a balanced and embarrassing squabbling between, jostling and corruption of MPs is over by tip the scales in favor of the prime minister with 314 votes against, 311 in favor and two abstentions.
The votes of three fugitives contracted for the occasion by the People of Liberty, one of the Democratic Party and two of Italy of Values, as treason to the white of two Members of Fini, who have dropped their last moment leader, were decisive.
The Pyrrhic victory and stained with scandal gives Berlusconi the taste of revenge against his hated ally Gianfranco Fini, but actually slightly changes the critical situation experienced by the misrule of the country. On the one hand, the show will continue to grow the stigma of Italian politics, on the other emphasizes the split in the center, which no longer has an absolute majority of the House, because you need at least 316 MPs to govern with stability.
Despite the passing of a motion of no confidence, the Northern League, Berlusconi has warned that the government can not continue unless "is a continuing majority." To do so, the likely prime minister repeated his offer to join the executive of the Christian Democrats of Pier Ferdinando Casini.
The vote has been developed in an atmosphere of great tension, there were shouts, insults and a couple of attempts of aggression among members of the People of Freedom and their arch-rivals of FLI. As denounced by the opposition, during the vote, the nominal and in two shifts, the PDL has continued to negotiate in the light of day with several members of the minority that we changed their vote.
The theatricality of Italian politics wanted the decisive deserters have not answered the first call to vote: so, in going to do it solo at the beginning of the second call, have been able to switch between the government benches getting cheers and claps shoulders. The three deputies voted pregnant at the end, one of them with ambulance and wheelchair, but did not alter the result.
After the defeat of his opponent Berlusconi received, without a shadow of shame, in the hall of the Government in the House, the three opportunities that have allowed him to overcome the motion: Brown Cesario, Domenico and Massimo Scilipoti Calearo. The three were named Group of Liability.
Gianfranco Fini has chaired the session with apparent calm, although he had to stop when one of his deputies began to slap with one of the PDL, and the range is back to smoking after quitting for a year. At the end of the tortuous recount of votes from the benches of the PDL and the Northern League, the persistently shouted "resign, resign", and "coglionazzo. Fini responded by saying: "It was a victory in numbers, but not politics."
( Original article by Miguel Mora )
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