Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has won a critical confidence vote in both the Senate and the lower house of parliament. A razor-thin majority of three votes in the lower house allowed the embattled prime minister to avoid having to resign mid-way through his current five-year term. The 74-year-old media billionaire has been facing numerous allegations,
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The upper house of Parliament voted 162 to 135 in favor of Mr. Berlusconi Tuesday,
Michael Jordan Stitched Red Jerseys, while a 314 in favor and 311 against helped him survive the vote in the lower house. Mr. Berlusconi had been expected to receive strong support from political allies in the Senate but he faced more uncertainty in the lower house. Anti-Berlusconi demonstrators gathered in cities across Italy Tuesday ahead of the final vote and voiced their displeasure with the current government.