Berlusconi who votes keep Government (Jerusalem Post)

ROME - the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi made legislators Monday the support in the threat of the votes of confidence, warning lowering his Government would be "madness" because stability is essential as the country battles an economic crisis.

Fight for his political survival, the Italian leader has appealed to a group of legislators rebels, who have promised to try to dismiss him for Tuesday's scheduled votes. He offered to negotiate a new program that would allow Government to survive until the holding of new elections in 2013, as well as a cabinet reshuffle to give the supporters in the crucial test of parliamentary government positions.

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"The last thing Italy needed is a political crisis", Berlusconi argued in a speech from 30 minutes to the Senate.

Berlusconi confronts votes Tuesday in both houses of Parliament after a spectacular blurs with its unique closest ally, Gianfranco Fini, co-founder of his party.

74-Year-old Berlusconi was once hugely popular but its rating have nose dived and his political capital diluted in the middle of the scandals engulfing her private life, the reports of the parties sumptuous and alleged meetings with prostitutes.

Berlusconi over a large part of his speech on the risks that Italy would be faced in the case of a fall in Government.

His Government won generally praise for its response to the global financial crisis, resolutely directed by economy Minister Giulio Tremonti, including a rigorous austerity package.

The Italy has a high level of public debt and renewed threats to recently become drowned in the crisis of the debt of the euro area. But the country is still widely regarded as low risk due to the low level of private debt, relatively healthy banking system and experience in treatment with high levels of debt.

"If your concern for the plight of the Italy is honest and real, then the only possible way renew confidence in my Government," said Berlusconi. Such a vote, he said, "will be evidence of political wisdom and realism."

But a quick response to his call was negative.

An ally of Fini, Adolfo Urso, mark the speech "frankly disappointing given the expectations and needs of the country. URSO is one of the four members of the Council of Ministers, who resigned after the breakdown between finite and Berlusconi.

The Prime Minister should gain in the Senate, where legislators vote on a motion in support of the Government formed by the allies of Berlusconi.

It may further lower House, where the split with Fini has potentially private him a majority. With the vote of no confidence should be decided by a handful of voice, Berlusconi has tried to persuade undecided lawmakers.