World | Silvio Berlusconi Berlusconi Survives No-Confidence Vote But barely; shakeup likely coming By Kevin Spak Posted Dec 14, 2010 7:06 AM CST Copied Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi attends a parliament debate, at the Chamber of Deputies in Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Silvio Berlusconi survived no-confidence votes today, coasting comfortably through the Italian Senate, but barely escaping the House vote with his political career intact, reports the Wall Street Journal. The narrowness of the 314-311 House vote underscores how compromised the Italian PM's grasp on power has become. Berlusconi's next move is unclear: In a speech yesterday, he said he's prepared to shake up his government if he survived. “If you give us your vote of confidence, we will open the doors,” he said. “We are ready to change the team.” Regardless, early elections likely loom: “You can’t govern with a one-vote advantage,” says one Berlusconi ally. Read These Next 11 people hurt in a "brutal act of violence" in Michigan. We knew Letterman would pipe up about Colbert eventually. A parent's nightmare, in a white cardboard box. Now we know why Ghislaine Maxwell may have opened up to the DOJ. Report an error