Berlusconi’s party will not dump him, says ally

Article reports that Silvio Berlusconi was under mounting pressure to resign, January 2011, amid fresh allegations of relationships with alleged teenage prostitutes but a key ally, Franco Frattini, foreign minister and a Berlusconi loyalist, insisted on the 27 January 2011 that the prime minister’s centre-right party would not dump him.

Corriere della Sera, 28.1.11: The loneliness of Silvio B. http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/481841-loneliness-silvio-b

BBC News, 27.1.11: 'Second underage girl' named in Berlusconi sex case http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12295615

Spiegel Online International, 25.1.11: Italy Finally Loses Patience with Berlusconi http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,741328,00.html

ESO: Background information: Pressure on Berlusconi heats up after documents leaked http://www.europeansources.info/record/pressure-on-berlusconi-heats-up-after-documents-leaked/

Corriere della Sera, 27.1.11: Minetti’s Anger at Berlusconi Revealed as Magistrates Send New Documents to Chamber of Deputies http://www.corriere.it/International/english/articoli/2011/01/27/berlusconi-minetti-ruby.shtml

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