Silvio Berlusconi in ring gift to MPs
Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has splashed out £44,000 on specially made rings for women MPs in his party - days after being accused of buying opposition votes.
Mr Berlusconi, 74, ordered the 1,193 rings from a designer jeweller and they were given to female politicians as part of his annual Christmas gift.
In all 24 women MPs from the lower house and 13 senators were given the rings, which were made of three bands of white, yellow and pink gold studded with tiny emeralds.
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