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Italy's highest court on Tuesday definitively declared Silvio Berlusconi innocent of charges that he paid an under-age exotic dancer for sex and used his influence to cover it up. But don't expect to see the former prime minister and billionaire media mogul formally return to the political arena any time soon.
Italy's supreme court on Tuesday upheld former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's acquittal from charges of having sex with an underage prostitute and abusing his power to cover it up.
Good behavior is the reason why Italian former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has ended his one-year social duties for a tax fraud verdict earlier than planned, but experts say this will likely not be enough to allow him running for political office again.
The Italian government's arduous process of picking a successor to departed President Giorgio Napolitano is exposing cracks in the unlikely alliance between Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and the supporters of controversial billionaire, former prime minister, and one-time Renzi rival Silvio Berlusconi.
Speculation is mounting on who will replace Giorgio Napolitano, Italy's longest serving head of state, with experts warning the next President of the Republic will continue to have a heightened role in Italian politics.
Italy faced a new political "drama" on Sunday, a day after the country has been plunged into chaos by the sudden resignations of five centre-right ministers.
The Italian Supreme Court on Thursday made definitive a tax fraud conviction for former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, confirming a four-year jail term and ordering a new appeal trial for a related ban on public office.
Italy's highest court on Wednesday rejected an appeal of former premier Silvio Berlusconi who argued that a 2010 hearing of a trial which convicted him of tax fraud should never have taken place due to his right to "legitimate impediment" that was denied.
The main candidates to take over as prime minister after next month's vote are starting to outline their plans for governance, with incumbent Mario Monti vowing he would repeal an unpopular property tax, predecessor Silvio Berlusconi saying he would be willing to take a lesser role in the government, and Pier Luigi Bersani, the favorite, indicating his government would include all his coalition members.
Election season is well underway in Italy with the first round of serious name-calling and finger pointing, as worries begin to emerge that Italy's fragile economy might suffer again from the lack of stewardship amid the politicking.
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