2008-04-24T04:45:34-07:00 Silvio Berlusconi has been elected again for what is, theoretically, a five year term. With this government likely to be more stable (excepting any major defections) Italian politics have been notoriously unstable. With that in mind we'd like to indirectly predict the stability of this government by way of putting a figure on the number of new court cases he'll face by the end of the year. Read Geoff Andrews on <a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/politics_protest/italys_hour_of_darkness">Italy’s hour of darkness</a>. Thanks to <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/rogimmi/">rogimmi</a> for the picture. 2008-12-31T23:59:00-08:00 false 11466 How many new cases will Silvio Berlusconi face? 2008-04-28T09:39:01-07:00 8180 2008-04-24T04:46:05-07:00 3423 38077 1 - 2 3423 3423 3333 1-2 2008-04-24T04:46:43-07:00 3288 38078 3 - 5 3288 3288 3333 3-5 2008-04-24T04:46:57-07:00 3288 38079 6+ 3288 3288 3333 6+