Berlusconi must face parliament

Since April the left-liberal Italian daily La Repubblica has been calling on Silvio Berlusconi to answer ten questions about the scandals involving his person. After the most recent revelations about parties with paid women the newspaper calls on the head of government to finally justify himself before parliament: "Sex, prostitution, shady dealings and drugs. Berlusconi has slid into this milieu because of an unresolved sexual weakness which his [wife] Veronica Lario revealed at the right moment. From this milieu many intrigues and too much blackmail could emerge which the head of government is clearly no longer able to foresee and control as he did in the past by giving himself permanent immunity. … The slow but inexorable revelation of the disordered lifestyle of the prime minister, who has become addicted to sex, must be ended by a public inquiry if we want to prevent the credibility of the institutions from being destroyed along with Berlusconi's reputation. … He should finally confront parliament and give it and us account [of his activities]. He can't be allowed to get away with his usual advice not to read the papers."

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