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World Service,02 Aug 2013,55 mins

What Makes a Great Political Survivor?

World Have Your Say

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We discuss the qualities of controversial world leaders past and present, in light of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's string of courtroom dramas. And, Zimbabwe's President Mugabe is to extend his 33-year rule after winning a seventh term. (Image: Collage of images of Silvio Berlusconi. Credit: AFP)

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