Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian PM, dies at 86 (www.bbc.com)

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[-] Inori@lemmy.one 15 points 1 year ago

And nothing of value was lost

[-] SirFredman@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago

One bunga bunga party too many, I guess.

[-] kamenoko@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

"Jeffrey Epstein will be the last one, we swear!" -- Rich Pedophiles

[-] LittleKerr@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

What a sad day for bunga bunga providers

[-] larchy@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Good. Putin next please.

[-] hildegunst@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

In unrelated news, new gender neutral bathroom about to be opened in Italy

[-] Noedel@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

My favourite berlusconi moment was when a protestor bashed him in the face with a tiny replica of the colloseum.

[-] dwindling7373@feddit.it 3 points 1 year ago

That would be a replica of "Duomo di Milano", the central church of Milan. The assaliant was mentally unstable so it wasn't as much a political statement as we'd like.

He still broke his nose though.

[-] wes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It was not the Colosseum, but the Milan cathedral.

[-] Protegee9850@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Oh no! Anyways.

[-] givemeyourtoothbrush@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Oh no. Anyway

[-] gilbert31@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Good riddance!

[-] harpuajim@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

The guy was a gangster through and through.

[-] mrc@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I’m Italian and I didn’t like him. Still his death hurts quite a bit. He’s been around since I was a child, he was always there (probably owning a media company helped). He was well loved by many thanks to owning AC MILAN.

The most similar thing I can think of was the death of Elizabeth II.

[-] modulus@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Any ideas what the implications might be for the governing coalition? Any chances this will lead to some sort of trouble or realignment?

[-] CaptainLemmit@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago

Forza Italia had an 8% share last elections so I don't think it matters a lot. We'll most likely see a bunch of defection to the other two coalition parties and nothing else