His political debut happened in 1996 when he was elected mayor of Muggia as the leader of a centre-right coalition.

In May 2000, it entered the centre-right governing coalition.

She held her ministerial post until the centre-right coalition lost the 1982 elections to the Social Democrats.

This, and the narrow margin gained on the centre-right coalition, prompted a discussion on the party's future.

Though facing strong opposition from the centre-right coalition, the vote resulted in a 162-157 victory.

On Nov. 28 the would-be centre-right coalition offered to form a "government of experts" to bring stability.

A new government, a centre-right coalition led by the mainstream Conservative Party, takes over formally on Monday.

Adenauer had favoured the formation of a smaller centre-right coalition from the beginning.

The Yes camp has also been helped by the collapse of the ten-year-old centre-right coalition in January.

The centre-right coalition had cut salaries and raised sales tax to try to put the economy on a more sound footing.