This week Francesco Cossiga, a former Christian Democratic president who has just founded his own party, attacked Mr Fini for his fascist past.
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Cossiga alleged that the deal is still in place today and that Italian forces in UNIFIL have expanded the deal to include Hamas's fellow Iranian proxy Hizbullah.
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Mr Cossiga doubtless now hopes to drive a wedge between Mr Berlusconi and Mr Fini and perhaps pop through the gap as a new candidate to lead the right.
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