Meloni vs Berlusconi — allies get nasty in power plays


              Forza Italia party leader Silvio Berlusconi, left, talks to Brothers of Italy Senator Ignazio La Russa during the voting session to elect the new Senate President in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. The resounding victory by far-right leader Giorgia Meloni in Sept. 25 elections for Parliament isn't sitting well with Silvio Berlusconi, the former three-time conservative premier who, 40 years her senior, fancies himself the elder statesman of Italy's political right. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
            
              Forza Italia party leader Silvio Berlusconi, left, passes to Senator Licia Ronzulli paper sheets with notes during the voting session to elect the new Senate President in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. The resounding victory by far-right leader Giorgia Meloni in Sept. 25 elections for Parliament isn't sitting well with Silvio Berlusconi, the former three-time conservative premier who, 40 years her senior, fancies himself the elder statesman of Italy's political right. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)