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Italian election 2006

Italian centre-right hit by internal dispute

Tony Barber in Rome

Published: March 29 2006 11:41 | Last updated: March 29 2006 11:41

Italy’s ruling centre-right coalition sought on Tuesday to patch up a potentially damaging internal dispute as the centre-left opposition scented victory in the April 9-10 general election.

“I don’t want to lose time arguing with Berlusconi,” said Pier Ferdinando Casini, a Christian Democrat who is one of the centre-right’s three most prominent leaders, and who was the unexpected target of criticism on Monday from Silvio Berlusconi, prime minister.

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