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Berlusconi Refuses to Concede Italian Elections

HeadlineApr 12, 2006

In Italy, billionaire tycoon turned Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is refusing to concede defeat in the national elections. Official results show an opposition coalition has won control of both the House and Senate. Berlusconi says there were voting irregularities and is demanding a recount. With Berlusconi’s loss, President Bush will lose a key European ally. Romano Prodi has pledged to withdraw Italian troops from Iraq and has criticized Berlusconi’s treatment of terror suspects.

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