The End of the Era Berlusconiana?

It's official. Sort of. But nevertheless, gelato per tutti. Nine days after the last ballot was cast, at 18H00 (Roma) the Italian Supreme Court declared Romano Prodi the new Prime Minister of Italy. Prodi will "wait for Berlusconi's call" (to admit defeat) But post-election chaos seems far from over with Giulio Tremonti, the VP of Berlusconi's Forza Italia party and Italy's Economy Minister responding, "a Prodi victory? We don't recognize it." Stay tuned...