He's back: Italy's Berlusconi wins Senate seat after tax ban 
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Silvio Berlusconi, leader of center-right, populist Forza Italia is flanked by his partner Marta Fascina, after casting his ballot at a polling station in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Milan, Italy.
AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File) ROME (AP) — Just in time to celebrate his 86th birthday, former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi is making his return to Italy’s parliament, winning a seat in the Senate nearly a decade after being banned from holding public office over a tax fraud conviction.
His third and last premiership had ended abruptly in 2011, when financial markets lost confidence that the billionaire media magnate could manage Italy’s finances during Europe’s sovereign debt crisis.
“Forza Italia proved decisive for the success of the center-right and the formation of the next government,” Berlusconi enthused in a tweet. “
“The troops were supposed to enter, reach Kyiv within a week, replace Zelensky’s government with decent people and then leave,” Berlusconi told his favorite late-night talk show host.
“As long as Silvio Berlusconi lives, Forza Italia lives.
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