Letta sweeps up votes after Berlusconi U-turn
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Published: 2 Oct, 2013 CET.
Updated: Wed 2 Oct 2013 15:00 CET
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta won a confidence vote with a crushing majority after his challenger Silvio Berlusconi abandoned his bid to topple the government in a stunning about-turn.
Out of 305 senators who took part in the vote, 235 were in favour of the government and 70 against with no abstentions - far higher than the majority
required of 153 senators.
More to follow.
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Out of 305 senators who took part in the vote, 235 were in favour of the government and 70 against with no abstentions - far higher than the majority
required of 153 senators.
More to follow.
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