Leader of the right-wing party Forza Italia, Silvio Berlusconi (R) waves to the media on February 9, 2021 upon his arrival at Palazzo Montecitorio, the seat of the lower house of parliament in Rome, for a meeting with ex-central banker Mario Draghi. - Ex-central banker Mario Draghi opened a final round of talks on February 8 on forming a new Italian government, as the virus-hit country enters its third week of political paralysis. The former president of the European Central Bank (ECB) is under pressure to secure the parliamentary support he needs to be sworn in as prime minister before the end of the week. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)
În această dimineaţă a murit Silvio Berlusconi, fostul premier italian, în spitalul din Milano unde era internat de vineri. Starea lui de sănătate s-a deteriorat considerabil în ultimii ani, cu o operaţie pe cord deschis în 2016 şi numeroase internări în spital, de când a contractat COVID-19, în urmă cu trei ani./dsirbu