That coalition recently won regional elections in Sicily, but its staying power is unclear because of fundamental differences of opinion: Forza Italia is pro-EU, while the other two parties are euroskeptic.
As well, Berlusconi has been barred from public office due to a tax fraud conviction, and the centre-right coalition is still divided over who should be their candidate for prime minister.
Also on Saturday, ex-PM Matteo Renzi, leader of the ruling center-left Democratic Party, urged voters to turn out to prevent the Five Stars and Berlusconi's coalition from heading up the next government.
Renzi called the Five Stars "fake gurus and professional haters", and reminded voters that Berlusconi was forced to resign in 2011 because his government had driven the nation almost into bankruptcy during the European sovereign debt crisis.
He also pointed to the successes of the past five years of Democratic Party administration, including the economic recovery and the creation of one million jobs thanks to government reforms.
He also warned that electoral promises made by both Berlusconi and the Five Stars are unrealistic, would add billions of euros to Italy's public debt and drive the country's fragile economy back into recession.
Berlusconi has promised to raise minimum monthly pensions to 1,000 euros for everyone and to impose a flat tax of 20 percent.
The Five Stars call for basic income of 780 euros a month, which Renzi argued would come with a price tag of 84 billion euros.
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