Italy's Berlusconi smears 5-Star, urges government deal with left


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  • Friday, 20 Apr 2018

Forza Italia leader Silvio Berlusconi looks on as League party leader Matteo Salvini (not seen) speaks following a talk with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale palace in Rome, Italy, April 12, 2018. REUTERS/Max Rossi

ROME (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi branded the 5-Star Movement a danger for Italy on Friday, killing off any lingering chance of a coalition tie-up between his rightist bloc and the anti-establishment party.

Berlusconi and his allies, including the far-right League, won the most seats at last month's national election, while the 5-Star emerged as the largest single party.

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