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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Frances d'Emilio

Meloni vs Berlusconi — allies get nasty in power plays

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The honeymoon is finished even before any marriage of political convenience in Italy could be formalized.

The resounding victory by far-right leader Giorgia Meloni in the Sept. 25 general election isn't sitting well with 86-year-old Silvio Berlusconi, the former three-time conservative premier who, four decades years her senior, fancies himself the elder statesman of Italy's political right.

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