After losing parliamentary margin next to Tuesday, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has promised to resign, provided parliament approves "economic reforms promised to the European Union."
Berlusconi managed to move quietly away the budget bill including 308 votes, but he fell eight votes small of parliamentary majority, as extra than half of country's 630 lawmakers did not vote.
The news of resignation came after the 75-year-old politician met President Giorgio Napolitano Tuesday twilight to discuss his future after the parliamentary vote. The president's personnel unhindered a proclamation that Berlusconi "has chose to resign" after the adoption of answer reforms.
"Once this commitment has been conceded out, the prime minister will submit his resignation to the have control ended of state," it added.
Even but the embattled prime minister resigns, it doesn't median he cannot contest elections in future. But considering the corruption and sex scandals, and evaluation he is facing for handling Italy's economy, this outcome is unlikely.
Will Berlusconi's reign end soon:- Though Italy's highest serving prime minister Berlusconi has vowed to step down, his reign could not end so soon, believe opposition leaders. Berlusconi is probable to inquiry the president for early elections, opposition parties are by currently pushing Napolitano to form a national-unity government so that immediate steps can be full to manage Italy's debt.
Antonio Di Pietro, leader anti-corruption Italy of Principles party, was quoted by The Guardian as saying, Berlusconi is just "taking a additional month to try to approve of a few parliamentarians."
Likewise, Giacomo Marramao, a political philosophy lecturer at Rome 3 university, told AFP, "We have to take into account the reputation and scenery of Berlusconi. He will discuss his resignation only if he receives guarantees for his companies, for his security, particularly in a legal sense." Antonio Di Pietro, was quoted by The Guardian as saying, Berlusconi is just "taking another month to try to buy a few parliamentarians."
Even if the embattled prime minister resigns, it doesn't mean he cannot contest elections in future. But considering the corruption and sex scandals, and criticism he is facing for handling Italy's economy, this is unlikely. Giacomo Marramao, a political philosophy lecturer at Rome 3 university, told AFP, "We have to take into account the character and nature of Berlusconi. He will discuss his resignation only if he receives guarantees for his companies, for his security, particularly in a legal sense."
Possible outcome:- If the parliament approves simplicity wrap and the controversial leader resigns, Napolitano would start talks with parliamentary leaders on whether to appoint lone of Berlusconi's supporter as the new prime minister, or make a new government with current political assembly, or go for early elections before end of government's tenure in 2013. The news of resignation came after the 75-year-old politician met President Giorgio Napolitano Tuesday evening to discuss his future after the parliamentary vote.
While Berlusconi is expected to ask the president for early elections, opposition parties are already pushing Napolitano to form a national-unity government so that immediate steps can be taken to manage Italy's debt.
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