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    Silvio’s horror show

    The most ridiculous moments from the Berlusconi era in Italy

    Erica Alini
    <p>Berlusconi steps down from his third term as prime minister on Nov. 12, as jittery financial markets push Italy’s borrowing costs to unsustainable levels on fears that a messy political leadership will hamper the country’s ability to repay $2.6 trillion in public debt. Days after resigning, Berlusconi is quoted saying that he is “ready to pull the plug” on the technocratic government picked to succeed him. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images)</p>

    Berlusconi steps down from his third term as prime minister on Nov. 12, as jittery financial markets push Italy’s borrowing costs to unsustainable levels on fears that a messy political leadership will hamper the country’s ability to repay $2.6 trillion in public debt. Days after resigning, Berlusconi is quoted saying that he is “ready to pull the plug” on the technocratic government picked to succeed him. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images)

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