The fight knotted up Italy 's politics amid early positioning for general elections next year , with its two most prominent politicians -- Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Romano Prodi , the leader of the center-left -- both leaving much ambiguity about their stances .
Silvio Berlusconi /people/person/nationality Italy
Romano Prodi /people/person/nationality Italy
DT NN VBD RP NNP POS NNS IN JJ NN IN JJ NNS JJ NN , IN PRP$ CD RBS JJ NNS : NNP NNP NNP NNP CC NNP NNP , DT NN IN DT JJ : DT VBG JJ NN IN PRP$ NNS .
Silvio Berlusconi
PERSON
Italy
LOCATION
/people/person/nationality
Romano Prodi
PERSON
Italy
LOCATION
/people/person/nationality