As Prime Minister from 1965 to 1971, he headed a four-party center-right coalition.
The reform process began in 1991, when a center-right coalition came to power.
It passed on a center-right coalition and reflects that fact.
Less clear is whether he has hurt himself here at home, with Italian voters and his center-right governing coalition.
In December the center-right coalition that controlled parliament declared independence.
That helped the Missourian among Democrats who have seen the party as too soft in recent years, and his was a clear center-right coalition here.
Belgium's governing center-right coalition was expected to maintain its parliamentary majority in national elections today, preliminary results showed.
Members of the center-right governing coalition are fighting on a wide range of fronts.
Polls indicate that his center-right coalition is headed for re-election.
They should be an integral part of the center-right coalition.