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Berlusconi whispers grow louder

By Guy Dinmore in Rome

Published: June 24 2009 19:26 | Last updated: June 24 2009 19:26

Silvio Berlusconi’s close supporters deny there will be any “fuggi fuggi” – rush to the exit – in the wake of highly publicised scandals surrounding his private life, but senior allies in Italy’s centre-right coalition are already contemplating a political future without their long-time leader.

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