ITALY: DEFIANT LOOKING PRIME MINISTER SILVIO BERLUSCONI GREETS SUPPORTERS OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Record ID: 415870

  • Title: ITALY: DEFIANT LOOKING PRIME MINISTER SILVIO BERLUSCONI GREETS SUPPORTERS OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT
  • Date: 15th July 2004
  • Summary: (W6) ROME, ITALY (JULY 14, 2004) (REUTERS) 1. SV GROUP OF FIFTY SUPPORTERS OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT WAVING FORZA ITALIA FLAGS AND CHANTING 2. ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER SILVIO BERLUSCONI WALKING OUT OF PARLIAMENT SURROUNDED BY SECURITY MEN; SLV SUPPORTERS CHANTING "SILVIO SILVIO"; MV ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER GREETING SUPPORTERS, SMILING BROADLY AND SHAKING HA
  • Embargoed: 30th July 2004 13:00
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  • Location: ROME,ITALY
  • Country: Italy
  • Reuters ID: LVA754VT8QB44O7F3V9X58ZHDNOR
  • Story Text: A defiant looking Italian prime minister has greeted
    supporters outside parliament following a gruelling day
    trying to maintain control of his coalition.

    A broadly smiling Italian prime minister left parliament
    on Wednesday (July 14, 2004) to greet supporters from his Forza
    Italia party waiting outside.

    Silvio Berlusconi sought to heal wounds in his
    lacerated government by offering concessions to his allies,
    and said he expected to remain in power for a full,
    five-year term.

    The prime minister certainly gave no impression that he
    was concerned for his government as surrounded by his
    security men he shook hands and greeted his supporters who
    yelled 'Silvio, Silvio'.

    "No, I'm not worried," Berlusconi told Reuters
    television as he swept past his fans. "We always pull
    through," he said.

    As he waved from his car several supporters chased
    behind him waving their flags jubilantly.
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