Clashes as Berlusconi survives no-confidence vote

  • 14 years ago
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday survived a crucial no-confidence vote in parliament by three votes, as violent clashes broke out in the streets of Rome in protest against his rule. Berlusconi won with a razor-thin majority, with 314 lawmakers voting in his favour, 311 against and two abstentions in the 630-seat lower house.Duration: 01:38

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