Berlusconi allies cast doubt on his fraud claim
Allies of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi cast doubt on Thursday over his accusations that the Italian general election was rigged and one coalition partner said a review of the ballot would not change the result. Berlusconi has demanded that the outcome of the April 9-10 vote, which handed his centre-left rival Romano Prodi a tiny majority, should be overturned because of “widespread” fraud. Full Story
