I sensed a lot of mental and intellectual fatigue in Berlusconi. He surprised me. He's too much of a good salesman to make a statement like that at the end of a debate.
That is really a premature question. We really don't know what challenges he's going to be facing.
That in my opinion would be a serious blow in the sense that he would be a convicted prime minister in office,
The outcome might very well be that together with (Berlusconi?s) defeat this time we may also see his disappearance from the political scene.
There is a hard reality in this country that people try to gloss over. Politics can get really nasty.
What we are witnessing is a political meltdown. This is a serious blow for the government, and it's not clear it can get though this unscathed.
I'm just amazed that Mr. Berlusconi has not conceded yet. It's not very good for the country.
The UDC said fundamentally that Berlusconi isn't the man to lead, and that will cause a government meltdown. The government will have to call early elections.
It seems to me that the idea of not recognizing the result is losing strength by the hour.
I don't see how he could keep his post with all the pressure. Both public opinion and political forces have failed him. In any other country, this would have already led to an automatic resignation.
