Opinion polls give his conservative Forza Italia party about 8% of the vote
Rome — Shrugging off old age, ill-health, sex scandals and a criminal conviction, Silvio Berlusconi is in the thick of yet another Italian election campaign as the four-times prime minister battles for a central role after the vote.
Together, the bloc should easily prevail over its divided leftist and centrist opponents, the polls suggest. He was convicted of tax fraud in 2013, had major heart surgery in 2016, became badly ill with Covid-19 in 2020 and has been in and out of hospital over the last year with various ailments. He often slurs his words and is prone to confusion, yet retirement seems the last thing on the billionaire media magnate’s mind.
Berlusconi has strengthened his ties with League leader Salvini in an attempt to curb Meloni’s dominance over the rightist bloc, but polls suggest she has continued to advance at her allies' expense. “Berlusconi’s voters are people who have stuck with him over the years, people who still believe his promises, he doesn’t get any new voters,” he added.Berlusconi has largely limited his media appearances ahead of the election to pre-recorded speeches and unchallenging interviews with the three national television channels he owns, yet these precautions are still not enough to avoid slip-ups.
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