"Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has one day left to win over party and coalition rebels threatening to bring down his government in a backlash over its failure to adopt reforms. Estimates vary widely over how many centre-right deputies will jump ship in a crunch vote on public finance in the Parliament tomorrow (8 November). Berlusconi's message to potential "traitors" is clear: you have nowhere else to go and you will be rewarded if you stay." (Quoted from article)