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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Alvise Armellini

Berlusconi bounces back with return to Italy's parliament

FILE PHOTO: Forza Italia party leader Silvio Berlusconi casts his vote at a polling station during the snap election, in Milan, Italy, September 25, 2022. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo

The Italian right-wing coalition's resounding victory in Sunday's general election marks a return to parliament for former premier Silvio Berlusconi, nine years after he was kicked out over a tax fraud conviction.

Berlusconi, who turns 86 on Thursday, won more than 50% of the votes in a Senate race in the northern constituency of Monza, where the billionaire owns a villa and the local soccer club, newly promoted to the Serie A top division.

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