Berlusconi-backed candidate wins Sicily regional election Silvio Berlusconi celebrates a return to centre-stage in Italian politics as a right-wing coalition he helped put together declares victory in Sicily's elections that had been billed as a benchmark for Italy's general election next year. With over 90 percent of votes counted after Sunday's regional vote, the Berlusconi-backed candidate for regional president, Nello Musumeci, had 39.9 percent, comfortably clear of Giancarlo Cancelleri of the populist Five Star Movement (M5S), on 34.6 percent. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES