
(ANSA) - Rome, February 27 - Ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi on
Wednesday said that a stable coalition had to be formed before
March 15 when the Italian parliament is scheduled to begin.
"If a message of stability isn't sent before then, we risk
paying a very high price," he said in a video statement.
The Sunday-Monday election produced a hung parliament with
the center left having a big majority despite a slim win over
ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi and the center right in the House
but no party gaining the upper hand in the Senate after a huge
protest vote for anti-euro and anti-austerity rabble-rouser
Beppe Grillo.