ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's hopes of overturning his election loss were dashed on Friday when it emerged there were not enough disputed ballot papers to swing victory back from his rival, Romano Prodi.
But the media tycoon, who has refused to concede defeat after the centre-left won a razor-thin majority in April 9-10 national elections, remained defiant and said he was still hopeful his coalition could somehow prevail.
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