Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian PM who bounced back from sex scandals and corruption allegations, dies at 86

  • sab
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    02 years ago

    Somehow managed to stay within the political circus until the bitter end. I wish I could say this was the end of an era, but there’s a whole new generation of clowns ready to fill his oversized shoes.

    • octopus
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      02 years ago

      I wonder how the new PM (recently elected) will do…

      • sab
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        12 years ago

        Meloni belongs to the party Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy), which is the direct successor to MSI - they even use the same logo. MSI was the openly neo-fascist successor to the National Fascist Party, the party of Mussolini. Half its ministers are former MSI members, meaning that they are (or were, a few years ago) openly fascist. Let’s just say it’s not a good look.