elections in 2001, according to the Interior Ministry. Berlusconi's Forza Italia party stressed the small size of the election and the low turnout. «By-elections voting has no general political meaning,» said Fabrizio Cicchitto, a lawmaker with Forza Italia. Six of the seats up for grabs in the two days of voting were vacated by lawmakers who took up posts in the European Parliament. The seventh was vacated by the death of a deputy. In Milan, Roberto Zaccaria, former president of public broadcaster RAI, replaces Bossi, the firebrand Northern League leader. Zaccaria won over 51 percent of votes, while Luciano Bresciani of Berlusconi's coalition took nearly 44 percent. --More 0015 Local Time 2115 GMT
