Berlusconi faces defeat in Milan, Naples

Italy's centre-left looks set to win mayoral races in Milan and Naples, according to voter intention polls released yesterday, in what would be a major blow for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
The Digis poll commissioned by news channel SkyTG24 showed Giuliano Pisapia garnering 53.5 percent of voter intentions in Milan -- Italy's economic capital and Berlusconi's home town -- against Letizia Moratti with 46.5 percent.
In Naples, Luigi De Magistris was ahead of his rival Gianni Lettieri with 54.5 percent against 45.5 percent.