Tag: Silvio Berlusconi

• Saturday, June 17th 2023 - 09:54 UTC

  Is it really the end of populism

  

  By Gwynne Dyer – We’re going to miss them the populist ‘big beasts’ now they’re gone. Who will now tell us that “Voting Conservative will cause your wife to have bigger breasts and increase your chances of owning a BMW M3”? (Boris Johnson)

• Tuesday, June 13th 2023 - 10:25 UTC

  Italy mourns Il Cavaliere Berlusconi, the end of an era in Italy

  

  The passing of Il Cavaliere, Silvio Berlusconi, is the end of an era for Italy. For the past fifty years, his shadow has loomed large over parliament, the media, football and the man on the street.

• Monday, June 12th 2023 - 11:02 UTC

  Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi succumbs to leukemia

  

  Silvio Berlusconi, the flamboyant former Prime Minister of Italy, has passed away at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan after battling leukemia for an extended period, as reported by Italian media today.

• Monday, September 26th 2022 - 10:22 UTC

  Italy jumps into the unknown after victory of Meloni's post-fascist party

  

  Italy and the European Union entered Monday into a period of uncertainty after the victory in the legislative elections of Giorgia Meloni, at the head of a far-right and right-wing coalition that faces great challenges.

• Thursday, July 26th 2018 - 06:32 UTC

  Politicians and industry leaders pay tribute to Fiat-Chrysler's CEO Marchionne

  

  The former chief executive of carmaker Fiat-Chrysler, Sergio Marchionne, has died in hospital in Zurich aged 66. He was replaced four days ago when his health worsened following complications from surgery on his right shoulder.

• Tuesday, May 15th 2018 - 07:26 UTC

  Berlusconi is back: ban from holding public office lifted by Italian court

  

  An Italian tribunal has lifted a ban on veteran centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi from holding public office, meaning he could run to be prime minister in the next national election.

• Saturday, May 12th 2018 - 08:33 UTC

  Sunday surprise: populist/hard right government in the making in Italy

  

  Italian anti-establishment and far-right leaders met on Friday to hash out a deal over a joint government that could be announced as soon as Sunday. Matteo Salvini, leader of the nationalist League, told reporters after meeting head of Five Star Movement (M5S) Luigi Di Maio at the lower house Chamber of Deputies that their aim was to reach an agreement “as soon as possible.”

• Tuesday, March 6th 2018 - 09:54 UTC

  Forget Berlusconi: Italy has become a major setback for the European Union

  

  Italy's general election on Sunday has so far resulted in a hung parliament, with the country's Euro skeptic Five Star Movement emerging as the single party with the most votes. The centre-right coalition headed by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is expected to gain between 248 and 268 seats and a 37% vote share, which is still short of a majority. Some 316 seats are needed to form a government.

• Monday, March 5th 2018 - 09:00 UTC

  Hung parliament in Italy, according to election projections

  

  Election projections in Italy early Monday showed a center-right coalition that includes an anti-migrant party edging past the populist 5-Star Movement but no single bloc or party with the support to win a majority in Parliament. If confirmed by official results, the outcome could set the stage for weeks of political haggling to forge a new government.

• Monday, February 26th 2018 - 09:24 UTC

  Berlusconi and his right wing coalition inching towards victory in Italy next week

  

  Sidestepping sex scandals, serial gaffes and legal woes, Silvio Berlusconi’s astonishing return to front-line politics rolled on Sunday at a party gathering where adoring supporters feted the billionaire mogul as Italy’s next kingmaker.