Berlusconi hands in resignation
20/04/2005 - 16:48:59Premier Silvio Berlusconi today handed in his resignation to Italy’s president, news reports said.
Berlusconi pledged to form a new government immediately in an attempt to strengthen a government coalition hobbled by electoral defeat and discontent with Italy’s sluggish economy.
The premier’s resignation brings to an end Italy’s longest-serving government since World War II.
Berlusconi had been under pressure to resign since a stinging defeat at regional elections earlier this month.
