Letta sweeps up votes after Berlusconi U-turn

Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta won a confidence vote with a crushing majority after his challenger Silvio Berlusconi abandoned his bid to topple the government in a stunning about-turn.

Published: 2 October 2013 15:00 CEST

Letta sweeps up votes after Berlusconi U-turn

Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta won a vote of confidence on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Out of 305 senators who took part in the vote, 235 were in favour of the government and 70 against with no abstentions – far higher than the majority
required of 153 senators.

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