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Berlusconi Comes From Behind
This video shows something of what Italy and the world will be missing when Silvio Berlusconi steps down.
Berlusconi has vowed to stay on as PM until what he describes as voting irregularities are investigated. His supporters argue that votes from Italians abroad were not properly counted - ironic, really, when one considers that the voting abroad scheme was introduced by Berlusconi as a sure-fire means of keeping the left at bay.
An incredible 83 percent of Italians voted - a turnout they ought to be proud of, whatever their feelings on the result. For the losers, it's worth reflecting that democracy is like the free market: It's clearly far and away the best way to organise things, but that doesn't mean you always have to be thrilled by the results.
Still, it was nice to see a traffic warden get shafted for once.
