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Why? Look at the U.S. Department of State's most recent annual report on human rights around the world. Commentary Italy vote on Wednesday to test Berlusconi's grip Digg This Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Related News UPDATE 2-Italy vote on Wednesday to test Berlusconi's grip 1:28pm EDT Berlusconi awaits own stress test after break-up Sun, Aug 1 2010 Crisis deepens as Italy speaker refuses to resign Fri, Jul 30 2010 UPDATE 4-Italy speaker refuses to resign, deepens crisis Fri, Jul 30 2010 Analysis: Italy's Berlusconi risks decisive showdown Fri, Jul 30 2010 Related Topics World » Italy » Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arrives for a meeting with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev at the Prefecture Palace in Milan July 23, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Stefano Rellandini By Silvia Aloisi ROME | Mon Aug 2, 2010 1:48pm EDT ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faces his first test of strength since breaking with a key ally last week when the lower house of parliament votes on the fate of a junior minister on Wednesday. The result will provide a concrete gauge of the balance of power in parliament after Berlusconi's dramatic rupture with lower house speaker Gianfranco Fini, co-founder of his conservative People of Freedom (PDL) party. Lawmakers will vote on a no-confidence motion presented by the opposition against Giacomo Caliendo, a junior justice minister under investigation for allegedly being part of a secret plot to fix political and judicial appointments. Caliendo has denied any wrongdoing, rejecting calls to resign, and Berlusconi has stood squarely by him. If the motion against Caliendo passes, it would not mean the government falls but it would deliver a symbolic blow that would underline Berlusconi's weakened grip on power and point toward early elections. Berlusconi split with Fini after months of acrimonious exchanges with the man who was once his most loyal coalition partner but who chafed at the prime minister's domination over the party they created. BREAKAWAY GROUP The abrupt break-up has plunged Italy into political turmoil at a time when financial markets are looking at whether the government can implement a 25-billion euro ($33-billion) austerity package approved in parliament last week. Fini and his allies have set up a breakaway group in parliament, with 33 members in the lower house, enough to deprive the government of its majority in the chamber, and 10 in the Senate. Fini, who has hammered away at the themes of legality and morality in recent weeks, has said any politician under investigation should step down. He says his group will support the government as long as it sticks with its electoral program, but will not hesitate to fight proposals that go against "the wider interest." Lawmakers backing Fini did not say how they will vote on Wednesday, but in a sign of possible future alliances, they said they would hold consultations with the opposition centrist UDC party to decide what to do. The very fact that Berlusconi's PDL lieutenants failed to have the motion against Caliendo delayed until after the summer break marked a point against the government. "It's unacceptable that the motion has been scheduled while the judiciary investigation is still under way," said Fabrizio Cicchitto, head of the PDL lawmakers in the lower house. The center-left opposition said the ruling coalition was in tatters and called for an interim government which would lead the country until new elections. 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