Berlusconi's mistake was that he didn't turn round after the September 11 (2001) attacks and tell Italians that the economic climate had changed making it hard to complete his contract 100 percent.

He has never skied in his life. He doesn't even know what snow is. He only understands football.

I understand that it might be upsetting to lose the election by a handful of votes, but it seems improbable that he can recover 20,000 votes.