Italy’s Prime Minister Enrico Letta (center) delivers a speech next to Interior Minister Angelino Alfano (right) and minister for the relations with the parliament Dario Franceschini on Wednesday at the Senate before Wednesday’s confidence vote at the Parliament. AFP PHOTO
ROME: Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta warned lawmakers ahead of a crucial vote of confidence on Wednesday that the country ran a “fatal” risk as Silvio Berlusconi tries to topple his government.