ROME—Silvio Berlusconi’s political heir broke away from the former premier’s center-right party on Saturday to form a new political group, a development that could strengthen the fragile government coalition led by Prime Minister Enrico Letta.
The rupture in the People of Freedom party, sealed on the day of the party’s national assembly, represents a huge defeat for Mr. Berlusconi, who will now helm a smaller and weaker grouping.
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Excerpt from: Berlusconi’s Party Splits as Biggest Ally Defects
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