Berlusconi coalition division fuels calls for early elections
Berlusconi reached an agreement on Tuesday with Umberto Bossi, leader of the Northern League party and his key coalition ally, over raising the retirement age. To secure Bossi’s support, Berlusconi agreed to resign in January and hold early elections, newspaper la Repubblica reported.
“Either this government is able to take structural reforms or we need another government,” Mario Baldassarri, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and a former Berlusconi ally, said. “We will see in the next few days or week” whether Berlusconi resigns.
