Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi suffered a big defeat in the European Parliament elections, where his party was beaten by his arch rival Commission President Romano Prodi’s centre-left ‘Ulivo’ coalition.
According to the latest figures, the Olive Tree coalition won 31.1 percent of the votes while Silvio Berlusconi’s party, Forza Italia, got 21 percent.
"We are the new point of reference of Italian politics", Mr Prodi said.
Even after figures are added from other par...
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