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Why was bunga-bunga Berlusconi so durable? He doped Italy before ruling it

Having three television stations, two national newspapers, a public relations firm, and a massive personal fortune at your disposal helps.

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Silvio Berlusconi during a campaign rally in Rome during the national election in September last year.

Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire turned Italian PM, dies aged 86

The billionaire businessman created Italy’s largest media company before transforming the country’s political landscape.

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Silvio Berlusconi in Rome last year.

Berlusconi acquitted in trial tied to ‘bunga bunga’ parties

The former Italian PM was not present for the verdict, but in an Instagram post said it ended years of “suffering, of mud and of incalculable political damage”.

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Far-right politician Giorgia Meloni became Italy’s first woman prime minister at the swearing-in ceremony.

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni installed as Italy’s first female prime minister

Meloni has insisted that Italy’s national interests would prevail over European Union policies.

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Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy party, reacts at the party’s general election night event in Rome, Italy, on Monday, September 26.

Italy’s first female PM says being a woman has helped. Is she right?

Should we herald the election of Giorgia Meloni as a feminist victory or are we a pack of feminist hypocrites if we don’t?

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Wants Italians to feel proud: Giorgia Meloni attends a rally in Rome.

How Giorgia Meloni and her right-wing coalition gained control in Italy

The ascent of Giorgia Meloni is remarkable considering her humble background in a country where family ties often trump merit.

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Giorgia Meloni is on track to become Italy’s first female prime minister.

Italy on brink of history as it turns to a woman of the far right

This weekend, Italians go to the polls to elect a new government. Barring a massive turnaround, this will be a government of two major firsts.

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It’s over ... or is it? A Boris Johnson comeback might rely on his successor’s failure.

King Boris is deadly. Long live King Boris

In his final days as prime minister, the British leader might need to be convinced of the meaning of ‘final’.

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Former PM Silvio Berlusconi wants to get back to the top, this time as president.

Silvio rising: At 86, Berlusconi returns to Italian politics as potential kingmaker

Having been convicted of tax fraud, expelled from the Senate and officially barred from public office, his name will once again appear on ballot papers on September 25.

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Boris Johnson dangles on a zipline over crowds in London during the 2012 Olympic Games.

Boris Johnson left dangling as Britain fumes over Downing Street parties

Ask any Brit to conjure up their most vivid image of Boris Johnson and chances are it would be his stunt-gone-wrong during the London Olympics. Now, almost 10 years later, his career hangs by a far more tenuous wire.

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