Italy's Berlusconi says his party wants snap vote after talks with President

Italy's opposition party Forza Italia wants the country to go to the ballot if a center-right government cannot be formed, leader Silvio Berlusconi said on Thursday after coalition government between the 5-Star Movement and the League collapsed.

Former Prime Minister and media tycoon Berlusconi spoke after meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella, who has to decide whether to call an early election or give the mandate to form a new government after consulting with political forces.