Italy's centre left divided over nemesis Berlusconi

ROME (Reuters) - Two months after placing first in a vote but falling short of winning power, Italy's main centre-left party is still divided over whether to swallow its animosity and consider a government with its scandal-plagued nemesis, Silvio Berlusconi.

Italy has been in limbo since a February election gave no bloc enough votes to govern alone. The centre left won a majority in the lower house but not in the Senate, and a huge protest vote for the populist 5-Star Movement has split parliament three ways.