Italy split spells setback for Berlusconi

Angelino Alfano, the Italian minister who in 2011 was anointed as Silvio Berlusconi’s heir apparent split with his former mentor and formed a breakaway group in November 2013.

Interior Minister and Deputy Premier Alfano announced the creation of a new group, initially called the New Centre-Right on the 15 November 2013, and declared that he was unable to join Berlusconi’s Forza Italia party which was to be relaunched on the 16 November 2013.

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ESO: Background information: Former PM Silvio Berlusconi relaunches Forza Italia http://www.europeansources.info/record/former-pm-silvio-berlusconi-relaunches-forza-italia/

The Local.it, 15.11.13: The battle between Berlusconi and Alfano http://www.thelocal.it/20131115/the-battle-between-berlusconi-and-alfano

The Independent, 15.11.13: Silvio Berlusconi’s heir Angelino Alfano forms new party in Italy http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/silvio-berlusconis-heir-angelino-alfano-forms-new-party-in-italy-8943520.html

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/

BBC News, 16.11.13: Former PM Silvio Berlusconi resurrects Forza Italia http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24970235

Corriere della Sera, 15.11.13: Heart of Darkness-style Power without Heirs http://www.corriere.it/13_novembre_18/heart-of-darkness-style-power-without-heirs-067ff260-5056-11e3-b334-d2851a3631e3.shtml

Corriere della Sera, 15.11.13: Berlusconi and the Tribulations of the PDL http://www.corriere.it/13_novembre_15/berlusconi-and-the-tribulations-of-the-pdl-3923dfec-4def-11e3-a50b-09fe1c737ba4.shtml

Euro|Topics, 18.11.13: Alfano breaks with Berlusconi http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/aeltere/NEWSLETTER-2013-11-18-Alfano-breaks-with-Berlusconi

LSE EuroppBlog, 14.01.14: Silvio Berlusconi’s revival of Forza Italia is unlikely to bring him back to power, but his career in Italian politics is far from finished http://bit.ly/1dmZkfx

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