Election promises. We've all heard them. And sadly, it appears, many of us still fall for them. But, it would seem, one elderly Italian woman has had enough of the bullshit and is getting litigious.
'A 78-year-old Italian woman is suing Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi because her pension has not been raised despite his pre-electoral pledge five years ago.
Back in 2001, when he was leading the centre-right opposition, Berlusconi said during a television talk show that if voted into office he would boost pensions to at least 516 euros ($624) per month as part of his "contract with Italians"'.
This makes for a fascinating little conundrum. Could I, for example, sue Bertie Ahern (the Irish politician) for lying to the people of Ireland about not joining the Partnership for Peace without a referendum and then doing just that when he came to power? I'm quite sure that any of you reading this, could probably think of other examples of politicians telling bare-faced lies before elections...
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