Silvio Berlusconi!

He must have something going for him and it certainly not his good looks thats for sure.

Or his integrity and incorruptibility.

Must be the hair and his 'understanding of the feminist vote!!!!!'

or just that he has money and power...no surely not!

It could be worse, at least he isn't standing for Pope.

phoenix, are you sure about that?

it could be that he has a monopoly of the media in Italy

Money, & power!!! (and the gift of the gab)

Well it's a bad situation tonight. Stale Mate.

This could be a serious problem for the euro, that will affect us as well.

Talking non stop on the TV throughout the election campaign probably helps SB.

He is a man in his seventies who has wealth, teeth, hair and an endless succession of young girls. Many Italian men would see this as a role model. And he does own the best football team in the world (but that might just be me!)

The Berlusconi for Pope jokes have all been on facebook.

I didn't know that SB had bought ManU, Deedaa

Might the fact that he's promised to abolish (and even repay) a raft of taxes have something to do with the resurgence of his popularity?

Riverwalk.

Obviously they did. Says a lot when a clapped out comedian gets 25% of the votes. I bet Merkel is pulling her hair out.

Sorry anno is ManU a football club then? Lucky my son can't read this or he'd never talk to me again!