when the media tycoon was defeated at the polls by the centre-left in April 2006, the hope was that Romano Prodi (on the left) would also see out his term.It was not to be.

• 但在2006年4月，这位传媒大亨在竞选中被中左联盟击败，但普罗迪（左图）却不能如愿完成他的执政期了。