Berlusconi Meeting Letta as Sex Conviction Rattles Government
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Silvio Berlusconi, the three-time premier who was convicted yesterday of paying a minor for sex, is set to meet Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, underscoring his influence over the two-month-old coalition.
Today’s encounter in Rome, the last of Letta’s three meetings with party leaders this week, will test his ability to impose his policy agenda and curtail political bickering.