Parliamentarian for almost twenty years, three times President of the Council … Silvio Berlusconi, who died on Monday 12 June at the age of 86, occupied the Italian political scene for three decades and holds the long-standing record for a head of government since ‘after the war’. Skilled at mixing genres (he entered politics after building an empire in real estate, media and football), accustomed to scandals and legal proceedings: from “robigette” (he was suspected of having sex with a minor) to “bunga bunga” parties, these famous orgies were staged In the basement of his villa in Milan, during his one-year prison sentence for tax evasion.
As Italy celebrates a national day of mourning this Wednesday, June 15th, the day of the state funeral being held at the Milan Cathedral, Marie-Anne Matard
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