The former prime minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, has died at the age of 86, according to Italian media.
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi died on Monday at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan.
Berlusconi, leader of the Forza Italia political party, and the founder of the Mediaset empire was 86 years old.
The billionaire businessman built Italy’s largest media company before transforming the country’s political landscape.
He had been suffering from leukemia “for some time” and had recently developed a lung infection.
While Berlusconi’s party is part of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing coalition, he himself did not have a role in government.
However, his death is likely to dramatically shift the dynamics of Italian politics in the coming months.
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