Leaders | Silvio Berlusconi's record
The man who screwed an entire country
The Berlusconi era will haunt Italy for years to come
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SILVIO BERLUSCONI has a lot to smile about. In his 74 years, he has created a media empire that made him Italy's richest man. He has dominated politics since 1994 and is now Italy's longest-serving prime minister since Mussolini. He has survived countless forecasts of his imminent departure. Yet despite his personal successes, he has been a disaster as a national leader—in three ways.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline "The man who screwed an entire country"
From the June 11th 2011 edition
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