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Italy: The Triumph of the Right? The Guardian (2008)

Silvio Berlusconi has swept back into the presidential palace, the far right have won Rome's mayoral election - no wonder many Italians are worried their country is slipping back into its dark past. But are comparisons between the new right and Mussolini's fascists accurate?

Italy: Berlusconi Sweeps Back to Power in Italy Election, Reuters (2008)

ROME (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi has won his third Italian election with a bigger than expected swing to the centre right, but the media magnate said it would not be easy to solve deep economic problems.

Italy Embraces Silvio, Again and Again, The Economist (2008)

SILVIO BERLUSCONI is the great Jack-in-the-box of European politics. In a general election on April 13th and 14th, Italian voters released the catch and his ever-grinning figure has sprung out once more. Given to buffoonery, surrounded for years by questions about his probity and the conflict of interests between his media empire and his political office, Mr Berlusconi has nevertheless been chosen to become prime minister for the third time.