Italian ‘third pole’ to challenge Berlusconi / Italian president calls for summer truce

Article discusses behind-the-scenes efforts in Italy during the summer of 2010 to form a new opposition alliance backed by prominent industrialists and business people.

Commonly referred to as the 'third pole', the tentative centrist grouping remains undefined but could lead to a reshaping of Italian politics.

ESO: Background information: Poll gamble nearer for Berlusconi http://www.europeansources.info/record/poll-gamble-nearer-for-berlusconi/

Corriere della Serra, 6.8.10: Berlusconi Counters with Confidence Vote on Four Key Issues http://www.corriere.it/International/english/articoli/2010/08/06/berlusconi-confidence-vote.shtml

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