ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s fragile coalition government, already struggling to contain deep divisions over tax and economic policy, woke up to a whole set of new problems on Friday after Silvio Berlusconi’s conviction for tax fraud was upheld by the supreme court.

ROME (Reuters) – A ruling by Italy’s supreme court upholding a tax fraud conviction against former premier and center-right leader Silvio Berlusconi has left the fate of the country’s fragile ruling coalition resting in the balance.

ROME (Reuters) – A ruling by Italy’s supreme court upholding a tax fraud conviction against former premier and center-right leader Silvio Berlusconi has left the fate of the country’s fragile ruling coalition resting in the balance.