Berlusconi Sweeps To Power, Europe Cautious
Will Lightning Strike Twice If Berlusconi Wins?
10 May 2001
Roma win first title in 18 years on chaotic final day
17 Jun 2001
Billionaire tycoon Silvio Berlusconi swept back to power at the head of a centre-right alliance on Monday, ousting Italy's ruling centre-left coalition after a no-holds-barred general election campaign.
His dramatic victory prompted a cautious reaction from Italy's European Union partners, nervous about his right-wing coalition allies, but there was no threat of sanctions like those the EU imposed on Austria last year for similar reasons.
