NO SEX PLEASE! - I'm Italian

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has shown his country that he is no stranger to making tough decisons and sacrifices for the greater good.

To a crowd of hundreds the socially conservative Premier took a vow of 12 weeks celeibacy until the election results are announced next April.

The clergyman, Rev. Massimiliano Pusceddu, a popular televangelist in the south of the country blessed Berlusconi declaring "if the left wins it will be the moral end for this country."

However, the declaration came as somewhat of a surprise as the Prime Minister is renowned for his macho virile image which he shamelessly self-promotes through his media interests.

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