After his ignominious exit from office 18 months ago, it is hard to believe former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is back with his hands on the levers of power in Rome. But he is, and the hope must be that, despite the long shadow he casts, the country's newly minted government will be able to act boldly to tackle what the Bank of Italy has declared the most acute crisis since World War II in the eurozone's third largest economy.
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