Silvio Berlusconi: the opinion battle of the newspapers

La Repubblica, a centre-left paper opposed to Berlusconi. 'Autumn of the Patriarch' . The audio material released publicly by Espresso shows that Patrizia D'Addario, prostitute, has told the truth and that Silvio Berlusconi, head of the government, has lied. The moment has come to draw some, even temporary, conclusions about the affair in this “permanent carnival” representing contemporary Italy. There is only one truth about this affair which could leave Italy permanently damaged — Silvio Berlusconi is forced to remain silent or lie because he is not in a position to respond to any questions. Il Giornale, a right-wing paper owned by Silvio Berlusconi's brother, Paolo ‘Escort “scoop” tapes only the sourgrapes of a blackmailer’ There are many ways to divide a country. On the one hand the progressives in this country essentially see a vulgar prostitute who has put Berlusconi under the gun. On the other, the conservatives in the same country see her mainly as a blackmailer who happens to be a vulgar prostitute. Most people in the country don't really care.

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