Devotees of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi bid him farewell in Milan on Wednesday at a state funeral.
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Silvio Berlusconi outside the Duomo cathedral in Milan on June 14, 2023, following the state funeral for Italy's former prime minister, who died on Monday at the age of 86. Piero Cruciatti/ AFP
"When a man is a protagonist, then he is always on stage. He has those who applaud him and those who detest him," he said. "He leaves a huge void that will be impossible to fill. Giorgia Meloni is a great prime minister, but no one will take Silvio's place," she said outside the cathedral. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was also present, along with Qatar's emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Iraqi President Abdel Latif Rashid.
Berlusconi is survived by his 33-year-old girlfriend, Marta Fascina, with whom he held a fake wedding last year and who was at his bedside as he succumbed to a rare type of blood cancer. The decision was criticized by Berlusconi's detractors, who accused him of cronyism, corruption and pushing through laws to protect his own interests.
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