Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is on Wednesday (25 August) set to hold talks with right-wing leader Umberto Bossi, the main partner in his frail center-right coalition, after admitting that there is a serious prospect of early elections by the end of the year.
"We must be prepared for all eventualities such as, for example, elections within a short time," Mr Berlusconi said in a message posted on the website of his People of Freedom Party (PDL).
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