Silvio Berlusconi today (5 May) leads the longest-serving Italian government since World War II.
By keeping the same administration and coalition in power for 1060 days he has beaten the record set 18 years ago by Socialist Bettino Craxi.
He has succeeded in holding onto power at the domestic level, in spite of allegations of corruption and of manipulation of the media – which yesterday resulted in the resignation of Lucia Annunziata, the head of the state broadcaster RAI, in pr...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.