<p>"We will change the name of the People of Freedom because people no longer carry it in their hearts," the 75-year-old told lawmakers from his ruling coalition in parliament, Italian news media reported.<br /><br />"We will examine any suggestions," he added.</p>.<p>Berlusconi then reportedly joked: "I'm told the name that would have the biggest success is 'Go Pussy!'"</p>.<p>The billionaire tycoon first entered the political arena in the early 1990s with a party called "Go Italy!" -- a popular football chant.<br /><br />"I have to say Berlusconi's latest quip wasn't bad," said Antonio Borghesi, a parliamentarian from the Italy of Values opposition party.<br /><br />"'Go Pussy!' just about sums up his lifestyle and his way of doing politics."<br /><br />Berlusconi's jokes -- often vulgar and misogynistic -- have provoked the ire of feminists, anti-racism campaigners and the Catholic Church.<br /><br />Leading Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco has denounced "behaviour that is contrary to public dignity" and "difficult to reconcile with institutional decorum".<br /><br />Aldo Di Biagio, another Berlusconi critic from the right-wing Future and Freedom party, said: "Berlusconi should stop coming to parliament to tell ridiculous jokes to his deputies who are running away."<br /><br />"His time is up. He should resign for the good of Italy."</p>
<p>"We will change the name of the People of Freedom because people no longer carry it in their hearts," the 75-year-old told lawmakers from his ruling coalition in parliament, Italian news media reported.<br /><br />"We will examine any suggestions," he added.</p>.<p>Berlusconi then reportedly joked: "I'm told the name that would have the biggest success is 'Go Pussy!'"</p>.<p>The billionaire tycoon first entered the political arena in the early 1990s with a party called "Go Italy!" -- a popular football chant.<br /><br />"I have to say Berlusconi's latest quip wasn't bad," said Antonio Borghesi, a parliamentarian from the Italy of Values opposition party.<br /><br />"'Go Pussy!' just about sums up his lifestyle and his way of doing politics."<br /><br />Berlusconi's jokes -- often vulgar and misogynistic -- have provoked the ire of feminists, anti-racism campaigners and the Catholic Church.<br /><br />Leading Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco has denounced "behaviour that is contrary to public dignity" and "difficult to reconcile with institutional decorum".<br /><br />Aldo Di Biagio, another Berlusconi critic from the right-wing Future and Freedom party, said: "Berlusconi should stop coming to parliament to tell ridiculous jokes to his deputies who are running away."<br /><br />"His time is up. He should resign for the good of Italy."</p>