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| 'Don't come back, Silvio', aircraft banner tells Berlusconi | 'Don't come back, Silvio', aircraft banner tells Berlusconi |
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| It wasn't exactly a sign from heaven, but impressive all the same. | It wasn't exactly a sign from heaven, but impressive all the same. |
| Holidaymakers enjoying the sun on Italy's Adriatic riviera were astonished to see a light aircraft trailing a banner with the message: "Don't come back, Silvio. Thank you." The request was aired as Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi continued to dither over whether to lead the People of Freedom party he founded into the next general election. | Holidaymakers enjoying the sun on Italy's Adriatic riviera were astonished to see a light aircraft trailing a banner with the message: "Don't come back, Silvio. Thank you." The request was aired as Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi continued to dither over whether to lead the People of Freedom party he founded into the next general election. |
| The plane and its message, which drew applause from at least one beach, was a response to a similar gesture the week before by one of the TV mogul's senators. Mario Mantovani hired a plane to fly a banner over the ranks of sunbathers reading: "Come back Silvio." | The plane and its message, which drew applause from at least one beach, was a response to a similar gesture the week before by one of the TV mogul's senators. Mario Mantovani hired a plane to fly a banner over the ranks of sunbathers reading: "Come back Silvio." |
| The reply was the work of an IT consultant from Rimini, 30-year-old Gianluca Zamagni, who arranged it with the help of others brought together on Facebook. Their initiative echoed what polls show is a widespread desire among young Italians in particular for a clean sweep of the mainly elderly leaders who have presided over more than a decade of economic stagnation. | The reply was the work of an IT consultant from Rimini, 30-year-old Gianluca Zamagni, who arranged it with the help of others brought together on Facebook. Their initiative echoed what polls show is a widespread desire among young Italians in particular for a clean sweep of the mainly elderly leaders who have presided over more than a decade of economic stagnation. |
| "I would have done it for other politicians too," Zamagni said. | "I would have done it for other politicians too," Zamagni said. |
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