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### Viewing cable 09ROME847, AFTER SUCCESSFUL G8, BERLUSCONI BREATHES SIGH OF

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09ROME847 | 2009-07-23 15:03 | 2011-02-19 11:11 | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | Embassy Rome

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    VZCZCXRO4829
    RR RUEHDBU RUEHFL RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHNP RUEHROV RUEHSL RUEHSR
    DE RUEHRO #0847/01 2041555
    ZNY CCCCC ZZH
    R 231555Z JUL 09
    FM AMEMBASSY ROME
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2431
    INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
    RUEHFL/AMCONSUL FLORENCE 3725
    RUEHMIL/AMCONSUL MILAN 0155
    RUEHNP/AMCONSUL NAPLES 3929

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 ROME 000847

    NOFORN
    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/23/2039
    TAGS: PGOV PREL IT
    SUBJECT: AFTER SUCCESSFUL G8, BERLUSCONI BREATHES SIGH OF
    RELIEF

    REF: A. REF A: ROME 761
         ¶B. REF B: ROME 677

    Classified By: CDA Elizabeth Dibble for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).

    Summary
    - - - -
    ¶1. (C//NF) After months of charges of sex and financial
    scandals, Prime Minister Berlusconi emerged from the G8
    summit in L'Aquila strengthened. No further serious
    allegations or charges from the judiciary emerged; the event
    went off without a significant logistical hitch; and to his
    domestic audience, Berlusconi was able to define himself as a
    world leader who counts. The worst has now passed for
    Berlusconi. He now will have to repair his somewhat battered
    image, and reinstill confidence among the center right. While
    his government is somewhat weaker than it was six months ago,
    there is no serious threat to his administration from within
    the center right or from the deeply balkanized center left.
    For better or worse, Berlusconi will be Italy's leader for
    the foreseeable future. End Summary.

    Berlusconi: ""Very Happy"" with the G8
    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    ¶2. (C//NF) In the days before the G8, Berlusconi loyalists
    told us they feared dramatic new charges against the Prime
    Minister, while former center left Prime Minister Massimo
    D'Alema promised there would be new damaging revelations.
    (Ref: A) However, all remained calm and Italian domestic
    politics were calm as the G8 took place, perhaps because
    President Napolitano called for exactly this in the interests
    of the nation. After the G8, even center-left commentators
    and contacts had to grudgingly accept that it was a success
    for Berlusconi. Berlusconi insiders in the Prime Minister's
    People of Liberty party told us that Berlusconi was ""very
    happy"" with the G8, and while he finds the repeated
    allegations about his personal life annoying, he does not
    regard them as a serious political threat.

    ¶3. (C//NF)) Some additional drips and drabs of alleged
    scandals have emerged against Berlusconi, including an
    audiotape of a prostitute who claims to have had a
    relationship with Berlusconi and a male voice alleged to be
    that of the Prime Minister. However, this further evidence is
    unlikely to do much further damage to Berlusconi, barring a
    dramatic new revelation. In fact, for many Italians,
    Berlusconi has successfully painted himself as a victim of
    the maneuvers of the left. He recently acknowledged ""I am no
    saint"" in relationships with women, adding that he was like
    any other man. Political polling in Italy is notoriously
    unreliable, and the gulf between what Berlusconi claims as
    his approval rating (68 percent) and what the leading critic
    among the press--La Repubblica newspaper--claims (49 percent)
    is quite wide. The fact that even Berlusconi's harshest
    critic acknowledges that half of the country still supports
    the Prime Minister indicates that the damage to Berlusconi's
    image at home has been much more limited than to his image
    abroad.

    Government Stable, but a Reinvigorated Image Still Needed
    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    ¶4. (C//NF) Berlusconi faces no serious challenger from within
    his center-right coalition or from the main opposition
    Democratic Party (PD), which has just begun a tortuous,
    months-long debate over who will be its next leader. Former
    PD leader Walter Veltroni told us that the PD needs to find a
    way to be competitive in four or five years, acknowledging
    that for the foreseeable future it did not present a serious
    alternative to Berlusconi. While for the medium term
    Berlusconi is the unquestionable leader of the center right,
    some of the shine has come off in part because of these
    alleged scandals. (Ref B) Center-right journalist Giancarlo
    Loquenzi told us that Berlusconi's longstanding aim of
    becoming President of the Republic is now out of reach, and
    Berlusconi must repair his image to maintain public trust.
    Loquenzi suggested that remarrying and leading a quieter
    private life would be the best avenue. A top PDL
    parliamentary aide told us that no one is challenging
    Berlusconi within PDL, but PDL politicians also understand
    that because of Berlusconi, Italy has a declining reputation
    abroad, and particularly in the European Union, where Italy
    struggles to obtain top posts.

    ¶5. (C//NF) Berlusconi's strength as a politican has been in
    knowing how to respond to the electorate, and demonstrating
    quick and effective action on discreet problems such as the
    Naples trash crisis and the Abruzzo earthquake. His weakness
    has been in determining a long-term political strategy or
     tackling the country's most serious problems. Given this
    background, Berlusconi is likely to grab headlines at some
    point this autumn in attempt to reinspire his electorate.
    Contacts tell us that the most likely scenario would be a
    cabinet shakeup to bring in some new faces. Some of the
    changes being discussed are at the Foreign Ministry and the
    Ministry of Finance. Other possibilities include changes
    among the leaders in PDL.

    Comment
    - - - -
    ¶6. (C//NF) Berlusconi's government remains strong, with no
    serious internal or external challenger. Berlusconi survived
    the months of accusations of scandals without the Italian
    public concluding that there was irrefutable evidence of
    wrongdoing. As one of his senior advisers told us, Berlusconi
    may be ""prone to gaffes and be a bit of a clown""; but he
    continues to have his finger on the pulse of the Italian
    electorate. He added that he and his inner circle also take
    comfort in the fact that he still faces no real opposition.

    ¶7. (C//NF) The international press painted a caricature of
    Berlusconi that few political analysts in Italy recognized.
    Still, Berlusconi is somewhat weakened from the peak of his
    popularity in the fall of 2008, and part of this weakening is
    attributable to the weariness of some Italians--including
    center-right voters--of seeing images of Berlusconi or others
    at his residences frolicking with very young women.

    End Comment.
    DIBBLE
    "

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