Italian Senate panel recommends Berlusconi expulsion

A cross-party panel of the Italian Senate recommended on the 4 October 2013 the expulsion from the chamber of ex-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi over his conviction for tax fraud.

Berlusconi had earlier threatened to topple the coalition government over the issue but backed down during a confidence vote on the 2 October 2013.

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ESO: Background Information: Italian cabinet in danger over Berlusconi’s possible eviction from Senate http://www.europeansources.info/record/italian-cabinet-in-danger-over-berlusconis-possible-eviction-from-senate/

ESO: Background information: Italy crisis: PM Letta wins vote after Berlusconi U-turn http://www.europeansources.info/record/italy-crisis-pm-letta-wins-vote-after-berlusconi-u-turn/

Spiegel Online International, 04.10.13: Berlusconi Vote: Italian Senate Panel Recommends Expulsion http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/italian-senate-committee-recommends-expulsion-for-berlusconi-a-926179.html

Il Giornale, 03.10.13: Patent conspiracy against Berlusconi (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/results/archiv_article/ARTICLE131235-Patent-conspiracy-against-Berlusconi

BBC News, 19.10.13: Italy's Silvio Berlusconi gets two-year office ban http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24593842

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