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Silvio Berlusconi has been Italy’s prime minister three times, making him the country’s longest-serving post-war premier. His leadership was undermined by sex scandals, and by the growing Euro zone sovereign debt crisis, and Berlusconi resigned as prime minister in November 2011, but mounted a comeback in late 2012.
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Silvio Berlusconi has been Italy’s prime minister three times, making him the country’s longest-serving post-war premier. His leadership was undermined by sex scandals, and by the growing Euro zone sovereign debt crisis, and Berlusconi resigned as prime minister in November 2011, but mounted a comeback in late 2012.
- The 85-year-old former premier had campaigned behind the scenes for weeks for presidency
- Prime Minister Mario Draghi remains the favourite to be elected Italy’s next head of state
The Italian head of state is set to meet the presidents of both parliamentary chambers before talks on Thursday and Friday with party leaders.
The Italian head of state is set to meet the presidents of both parliamentary chambers before talks on Thursday and Friday with party leaders.
The 83-year-old flamboyant former prime minister was taken to hospital ‘as a precaution’ according to his aides. More than 35,500 people have died from Covid-19 in Italy.
The 83-year-old flamboyant former prime minister was taken to hospital ‘as a precaution’ according to his aides. More than 35,500 people have died from Covid-19 in Italy.
Ex-prime minister had no symptoms but decided to take Covid-19 test because of recent holiday in Sardinia, doctor says.
Ex-prime minister had no symptoms but decided to take Covid-19 test because of recent holiday in Sardinia, doctor says.
The decade-long romantic relationship between Italy's octogenarian former prime minister and Francesca Pascale is over.
The decade-long romantic relationship between Italy's octogenarian former prime minister and Francesca Pascale is over.
Amid waving national flags and ‘Salvini Premier’ banners, the right-wing alliance staged an uneasy show of unity.
Amid waving national flags and ‘Salvini Premier’ banners, the right-wing alliance staged an uneasy show of unity.
Moroccan-born woman had reportedly told her lawyer that she feared being poisoned.
Moroccan-born woman had reportedly told her lawyer that she feared being poisoned.
A row over the way older women are portrayed in the media has erupted in Italy, where the ex-wife of Silvio Berlusconi has emerged as a crusader against female objectification.
A row over the way older women are portrayed in the media has erupted in Italy, where the ex-wife of Silvio Berlusconi has emerged as a crusader against female objectification.
The billionaire tycoon, who was convicted last year and has been expelled from parliament, has been ordered to work four hours once a week for up to a year helping out in a hospice for Alzheimer's patients near Milan.
The billionaire tycoon, who was convicted last year and has been expelled from parliament, has been ordered to work four hours once a week for up to a year helping out in a hospice for Alzheimer's patients near Milan.
After months spent manufacturing procedural delays and conjuring political melodrama in the hope of saving himself, Silvio Berlusconi could no longer stave off the inevitable.
After months spent manufacturing procedural delays and conjuring political melodrama in the hope of saving himself, Silvio Berlusconi could no longer stave off the inevitable.
Silvio Berlusconi hit out at members of his centre-right party who want to "murder" him politically as an internal split provoked the scandal-tainted ex-premier's ire.
Silvio Berlusconi hit out at members of his centre-right party who want to "murder" him politically as an internal split provoked the scandal-tainted ex-premier's ire.
Silvio Berlusconi's daughter Marina, touted as his possible political successor, was given a boost in a weekend opinion poll showing that the flamboyant ex-premier's supporters think she is prime minister material.
Silvio Berlusconi's daughter Marina, touted as his possible political successor, was given a boost in a weekend opinion poll showing that the flamboyant ex-premier's supporters think she is prime minister material.
An Italian judge ordered Silvio Berlusconi to stand trial for bribing a senator to join his party's ranks, in the latest legal setback for the former prime minister. Berlusconi was formally charged along with his former associate, Valter Lavitola, who is accused of acting as an intermediary in the €3 million (HK$32 million) bribe, lawyers said.
An Italian judge ordered Silvio Berlusconi to stand trial for bribing a senator to join his party's ranks, in the latest legal setback for the former prime minister. Berlusconi was formally charged along with his former associate, Valter Lavitola, who is accused of acting as an intermediary in the €3 million (HK$32 million) bribe, lawyers said.
Justice officials have admitted for the first time that they knew a political ally of disgraced Italian ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi was trying to interfere with evidence in a money laundering case.
Justice officials have admitted for the first time that they knew a political ally of disgraced Italian ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi was trying to interfere with evidence in a money laundering case.