We need someone with experience lifeline power wheel Markets have not been overly rattled by this saga throughout and maybe with good reason. There are strong incentives for all the parties not to want to hasten unpredictable elections. February’s poll produced a shock result and the party that brings down a government tends to suffer. But Berlusconi is nothing if not unpredictable. There is also a potential new flashpoint developing within the coalition over plans to raise the rate of VAT in October.