The escapades, football, the media, business, and of course politics. Died on Monday at the age of 86, Silvio Berlusconi will have known almost everything. Deputy, senator, chairman of the council, party president… “Il Cavaliere” left its mark on the history of Italian politics.
A few hours after the announcement of his death, political tributes began to flow. The head of the Italian government Giorgia Meloni hailed “the courage” and determination of Berlusconi, whom she considers “one of the most influential men in the history of Italy”. “It was with him that Italy learned not to accept the limits imposed by others,” said the far-right leader.
Abroad, the first reactions do not come from great democrats. Vladimir Putin paid tribute to a “true friend” while praising his “optimism” and his “sense of humor”. Silvio Berlusconi, who had repeatedly invited the head of the Kremlin to his private residence in Sardinia, repeatedly blamed kyiv for the war with Moscow.
The European right and the Pope salute “Il Cavaliere”
“The great fighter is gone,” tweeted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. In France, it is also on the far right of the political spectrum that the death of “the Immortal” has caused a reaction. With his “outspokenness” and his “unprecedented style”, Berlusconi “marked an entire era”, mentioned the president of the National Rally Jordan Bardella. “To Italy in mourning, I send my condolences,” commented Marine Le Pen, welcoming “the dazzling journey” of the billionaire.
Ex-executive of the RN, passed to Reconquest, Marion Maréchal Le Pen retained from this “great character” the political heritage he left behind him: “the coalition of the rights which will have allowed these parties to settle in the power “. Eric Ciotti, president of the Les Républicains party, also went there with his eulogy, paying homage to a “true monument of politics in Italy and a statesman whom he served with all his might”.
Finally, Pope Francis, hospitalized, did not fail to salute “the energetic temperament” of the former Italian Prime Minister. He expressed his “support” for the family of Silvio Berlusconi.