ROME (Reuters) - Italy's embattled justice minister rejected on Tuesday accusations she had used her influence to get the ailing daughter of a disgraced insurance magnate out of jail, but said she would quit if she lost parliament's support.
The loss of Anna-Maria Cancellieri would deal a blow to Prime Minister Enrico Letta's fragile right-left coalition, already riven with tensions before a Nov. 27 vote to expel centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi from parliament over his conviction for tax fraud.
Coalition parties said after hearing Cancellieri's testimony to Italy's Senate that they continued to back her.
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