Silvio Berlusconi: Italy’s eternal comeback king

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Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul who has dominated Italian politics for more than two decades, has stepped back into the ring at the age of 81, defying those who dared to believe he had thrown in the towel.

Silvio Berlusconi

Despite sex scandals, serial gaffes and legal woes, the flamboyant tycoon has made an astonishing return from political oblivion to head his centre-right Forza Italia (Go Italy) party, which as part of a right-wing coalition is leading the race for Sunday’s vote, according to opinion polls.

“Berlusconi has 12 or 13 lives, he’s like a cat squared,” said former premier Matteo Renzi, who is himself trying to win back the top spot on Sunday.

Although barred from public office owing to a tax fraud conviction, Berlusconi is hoping to position himself as kingmaker in the next government.

He has put forward his loyal former protege, European…



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