Apparently, the Sicilian Mafia at present is divided between those bosses who support a hard line against the Italian state - mainly bosses currently in jail such as Salvatore 'Totò' Riina and Leoluca Bagarella - and those who support the more moderate strategy of Provenzano.
Antonino Giuffrè - a close confidant of Provenzano, turned pentito shortly after his capture in April 2002 - alleges that in 1993, Cosa Nostra had direct contact with representatives of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi while he was planning the birth of Forza Italia.