Protest Over Berlusconi's Plans to Reintroduce Pr
Thousands of Italian opposition supporters rallied in Rome yesterday to protest at an attempt by the prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, to change the electoral rules less than seven months before the country chooses its next government.
Thousands of Italian opposition supporters rallied in Rome yesterday to protest at an attempt by the prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, to change the electoral rules less than seven months before the country chooses its next government.
Romano Prodi, the former EU commission president who is expected to take on the billionaire media tycoon at a general election in the spring, told the crowd that reintroducing proportional representation would force the country to take "gigantic steps backwards".
He also accused Mr Berlusconi of dragging Italy into military operations in Iraq.
Romano Prodi, the former EU commission president who is expected to take on the billionaire media tycoon at a general election in the spring, told the crowd that reintroducing proportional representation would force the country to take "gigantic steps backwards".
He also accused Mr Berlusconi of dragging Italy into military operations in Iraq.
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