Public figures, such as the president of the League, Matteo Salvini, or the former prime minister and current leader of Italia Viva, Matteo Renzi, have already spoken on social networks
Silvio Berlusconi He passed away at the age of 86 on Monday.. The former Prime Minister of Italy died on June 12 in the Milan hospital, where he remained hospitalized for several days for leukemia. Throughout the morning, social networks have been filled with different messages. Specifically, the Italian political class has said goodbye reminding him how a historical figure for Italyboth for his various stages at the head of the Government and for his work as a businessman, focused on the media.
The leader of the League, Matteo Salvini, author in 2014 of the so-called “Pact of the Nazarene”, was surprised by the news during a visit to inaugurate a new coast guard headquarters. “Many loved him, many hated him. But everyone today must recognize that his impact on political, economic, sports, and television life has been unprecedented. Today Italy cries with his family, his loved ones, his companies and his party,” he said.
Oggi ci greets a GREAT ITALIAN.
One of the più grandi di semper, in tutti i campi, da tutti i punti di vista, senza equiali.
Ma soprattutto oggi I lose a great friend.
Sono distrutto e piango rarely, oggi è uno di quei giorni.
I keep as a precious gift the value of your… pic.twitter.com/4n4TOefl4c— Matteo Salvini (@matteosalvinimi) June 12, 2023
The leader of the Democratic Party (PD), Enrico Lettahas pointed out that the death of Berlusconi affects the entire country because Berlusconi “made history”.
Berlusconi has fatto la storia del nostro Paese. His comparsa de él segna uno di quei momenti in cui tutti, che siano stati vicini o lontani dalle sue scelte de él, si sentono coinvolti. Affetto e vicinanza ai suoi familiari e ai suoi amici de él. And all the political community of Forza Italia
— Enrico Letta (@EnricoLetta) June 12, 2023
A recognition that has also been granted by the president of the 5 Star Movement (M5S), Giuseppe Conte. Even his opponents, Conte added, can recognize that “he has never lacked courage, passion and tenacity.”
Silvio Berlusconi is an entrepreneur and a politician who in all fields in whose foundations he has contributed to writing significant pages of our history. He has accessed and polarized the public dibattito forse as nessun altro, and also chi has faced him from the avversario & mldr;
— Giuseppe Conte (@GiuseppeConteIT) June 12, 2023
In this sense, the former prime minister and current leader of Italia Viva, Matteo Renzi, has stated that Berlusconi generated all kinds of feelings during his life -“many loved him, many hated him”-, but he has stressed that, regardless of political considerations, “he made history”.
Silvio Berlusconi has made the story in this country. As much as I have loved him, as much as I have hated him: all of us devono riconoscere che il suo impacto de él sulla vita politica ma anche economica, sportiva, televisiva è stato senza precedenti. Oggi l’Italia piange insieme alla famiglia,…
— Matteo Renzi (@matteorenzi) June 12, 2023
According to roman prodiformer prime minister and former president of the European Comissiona person has died with a “long and intense” public commitment that has exerted a “great influence” in Italy. Thus, despite the political “rivalry” that existed between the two, he stressed that he always maintained a close relationship with Berlusconi “mutual respect”.
Silvio was his personal name
— Romano Prodi (@romanoprodi) July 2, 2009
The Italian Adriano Galliani, his right hand in football, and Monza, the team he owned, have also wanted to say goodbye to Silvio Berlusconi. “Forever with us. Adriano Galliani and all of Monza mourn the loss of Silvio Berlusconi: a void that can never be filled, forever with us. Thank you for everything, President,” the club said in a statement.
Adriano Galliani e tutto AC Monza piangono affranti la scomparsa di Silvio Berlusconi: “A vuoto che non potrà mai essere colmato, per sempre con noi. Grazie di tutto President & rdquor ;. pic.twitter.com/URLk802bcJ
— AC Monza (@ACMonza) June 12, 2023
These have been the most prominent messages on social networks from different public figures who wanted to remember Berlusconi on the day of his death.