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ITALY’S Silvio Berlusconi has abandoned his bid to topple Prime Minister Enrico Letta, saying he would vote to support the government after key allies rebelled in a humiliating climb down.
"We have decided to vote for confidence, not without internal disputes," Berlusconi said on Wednesday ahead of a confidence vote in parliament called after he launched his challenge to the leadership on Saturday.
Berlusconi said he had changed his mind on Wednesday after hearing Letta’s promise to lower taxes and “the need for a government that can carry out institutional reforms in Italy”.
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