26 May,2009 07:57 AM IST | | Agencies
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he was confident he retained the backing of the Italian people as he angrily denied any romantic links to an aspiring teenage model.
Berlusconi set tongues wagging after attending the 18th birthday of Noemi Letizia last month, but he said, "There is nothing, nothing at all" going on between himself and the teenager.
"It is disgraceful the conduct of people who invade privacy and use private matters for political attacks," said the 72-year-old.
