In a television interview on RAI state television, Berlusconi reiterated his view, laid out late Sunday night at a news conference, that disorder would follow if political squabbling forced him to resign sparking a new election campaign only a few months after the March voting that led to the formation of his conservative coalition in May.
The move follows a weekend reconciliation between Berlusconi and Northern League leader Umberto Bossi -- his most troublesome coalition partner.
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