 A few weeks later the 2nd National Congress was held in which Silvio Berlusconi took part, demonstrating the close relationship of the PS to the centre-right, although the PS had however a certain interest towards the new Democratic Union for the Republic led by Francesco Cossiga.On 31 October 1998, Intini proposed the creation of a united SDI-PS electoral list for the 1999 European elections, but the PS opposed.However, Bobo Craxi, son of Bettino, was going to accept the invitation from SDI.