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The allies of Italy's much ridiculed aged lothario PM Silvio Berlusconi suffered serious setbacks in local elections.
His PDL party came in second in his supposed stronghold Milano, forced for the 1st time in 20 years...into a run-off.
Aides reported that Berlusconi was "surprised and saddened" by the results.
"The run-off in Milan is humiliating for Silvio Berlusconi, who turned the result into a referendum on both him and his government and has received a slap in the face both personally and politically," said columnist Massimo Franco.
