Berlusconi's death shocked Italy and the entire world. Everyone's memory

Berlusconi's death it has turned Italy and the entire world upside down. Everyone's memory

Giorgia Meloni: «Silvio Berlusconi was above all a fighter, he was a man who was never afraid to defend his beliefs and it was exactly that courage and determination that made him one of the most influential men in the history of Italy that allowed him to make his own changes in the world of politics and communication, in the world of business. With him, Italy learned that it should never have limits placed on it, it learned that it should never give up. With him we fought, won and lost many battles and for him too we will bring home the objectives that we had set together. Goodbye Silvio»

«Berlusconi made the history of our country. His passing marks one of those moments in which everyone, whether close to or far from his choices, feels involved. Affection and closeness to his family and friends. And to the entire political community of Forza Italia." The former secretary of the Democratic Party Enrico Letta wrote it on Twitter.

«A great man and a great Italian». Thus the deputy prime minister and minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Matteo Salvini, this morning in Lesa in the province of Novara, he asked for a minute of silence for Silvio Berlusconi who died today at San Raffaele. The leader of the League has canceled public appointments.

«Silvio Berlusconi was an entrepreneur and a politician who contributed to writing significant pages of our history in every field in which he ventured. He has sparked and polarized the public debate perhaps like no other, and even those who have faced him as a political opponent must recognize that he has never lacked courage, passion and tenacity.". The president of the M5s wrote it on social media, Joseph Conte. «In this moment of profound pain – adds the former prime minister – I want to convey my sincere and respectful condolences and that of the 5 Star Movement to his loved ones and his family".

«Silvio Berlusconi will be missed. Very. We will miss his genius, his sympathy, his political intelligence, his energy, his humanity. Personally, I will miss his friendship." This was stated by Maurizio Lupi, leader of Noi Moderati. «Entrepreneur, publisher, politician, he changed this country. It is too early to understand what his political and cultural legacy will be. Italy loses a great protagonist of its history. I am close to his family, with the prayer and with the affection that I have always had for the one I have always called, and who remains even now, the President."

«Faced with the passing of Silvio Berlusconi, we want to convey all our sympathy to the pain of his family, his loved ones and all of Forza Italia, just as we want it to reach the Government and the majority forces. With the death of Silvio Berlusconi an era comes to an end. Everything has divided us and divides us from his political vision, but the respect that we humanly owe to the man who was a protagonist in the history of our country remains. Deepest condolences from the Democratic Party". This was stated in a note by the Secretary of the PD, Elly Schlein.

«With the passing of Silvio Berlusconi, we are left with a figure who undeniably marked an era for our country on an entrepreneurial, sporting, social and political level». Thus, in a tweet, the mayor of Turin, Stefano Lo Russo. «My most sincere condolences to his daughters, sons and his entire family», concludes.

«I'm in shock, we were all convinced that he would overcome this too. Today I am really very very sad. It's as if a relative of mine had died. Because Silvio Berlusconi has been close to me all my life, like a relative, perhaps more so. I confided in him, I argued with him, I rejoiced, at the moment I can't even speak.". Speaking to Adnkronos is the former coordinator of Fi in Sicily and former deputy minister Gianfranco Miccichè who has just learned of Berlusconi's death. Miccichè also says he is convinced that with Berlusconi's death «There will be no more Forza Italia. She dies with Silvio. It's a given", he explains.

«Some news that we never wanted to learn: President Silvio Berlusconi is no longer with us. It's really difficult right now to sort through emotions and thirty years of memories. My embrace goes to his family, to his children, who shared a father with his commitment to the country." John Toti, on his Facebook page, then notes that today Italy is infinitely poorer and more disoriented".

«But I'm sure – Toti resumes– who was among Berlusconi's closest collaborators – who will continue his work from up there. It is up to us here to continue the effort to modernize and change our Republic. A commitment that must be a common heritage and heritage."

«Undisputed protagonist of the politics of the last thirty years, Silvio Berlusconi must first of all be recognized for the great merit of having generously put himself at stake in a period, the Italian one of the early nineties, marked by lacerating internal conflicts and for having been able to play a role of very prominent, both in institutional roles and as party leader, in the following decades. With him, a piece of Italian history disappears." It is with these words that the governor of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Massimiliano Fedriga, remembers Silvio Berlusconi, who passed away today at the age of 86.

«Milano Silvio Berlusconi cries. Every Italian has an opinion about him, developed over the long years of his entrepreneurial, sporting and political centrality. But this is a time for condolence and respect. We certainly have to give him credit for having loved us a lot Milano». Thus on social media the mayor of Milano Giuseppe Sala.

«First I mourned my father, then I mourned my mother, like everyone else when I reached my age I mourned some very dear friends, true affections, that I find it hard to even talk about. Today I mourn Silvio, a friend of many moments, of many years together, of many laughs and also of many difficult moments. Their respective illnesses, their respective deaths: many times I received his embrace and he received mine." He states it Roberto Calderoli, Minister for Regional Affairs and Autonomy. «It's hard to say anything else. What Silvio Berlusconi did as an entrepreneur, as president of Milan and as a man of our institutions we leave to the history of our country, which he contributed to making great. Today I remember my friend Silvio, I mourn my friend, with a prayer that I know he would appreciate, sending a big hug to his large family, to his children, to all those who loved him like me", concludes.

«I'm shocked. For me a brother passed away. I did not expect. I thought he got over this too. I'm speechless." He tells Adnkronos, through tears, Marcello Dell'Utri, the former Forza Italia senator, commenting on the news of Silvio Berlusconi's death.

«It was with deep sorrow that I learned the news of the passing of Silvio Berlusconi, an absolute protagonist of Italian, European and international economic, industrial and political history. To his family, to his loved ones, to the Forza Italia party and to those who have always considered him a point of reference, I express my deepest condolences." This was declared by the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Lorenzo Fontana.

"For me it's like losing a pope." Thus the president of the Piedmont Region Alberto Cirio, on the disappearance of Silvio Berlusconi. The news arrived while the president, with deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini, was in Lesa for the opening of the fixed Coast Guard garrison on Lake Maggiore. The president has canceled all his commitments for the day and is heading to San Raffaele Milano.

«Berlusconi is gone. There will be time for political analysis. Now it's just a time for mourning. He left as he lived: fighting like a lion. As a protagonist. A hug to his family and the Forza Italia community". The Italia Viva MP wrote it on Twitter Maria Elena Boschi.

«Silvio Berlusconi's loss is a very serious loss for the country and, beyond what he represented for the country, he was a figure who profoundly marked my growth». Thus the Minister of Public Administration Paul Zangrillo as soon as the news of Silvio Berlusconi's death became known.

Zangrillo was participating in the Road show in Genoa «Let's make Italy simple. Word to the territories" together with the president of the Liguria Region Giovanni Toti and the mayor of Genoa Marco Bucci. The minister then asked for a minute's silence and therefore suspended the conference held at Palazzo Ducale for 15 minutes.. «At this moment it is really difficult to bring out the feelings one feels when faced with such news – added Minister Zangrillo -. For me he represented a reference figure not only from a professional and political point of view but from a human point of view. I think it is a very serious loss for our country because Silvio Berlusconi has represented the newest part of politics over the last thirty years: he was a great innovator, a man who gave prestige to this country, a man who continued to be an uninterrupted reference at national and international level. It is clear that now giving up his wisdom and his reference will not be easy."

«You will always remain with us, have a good trip President». It is the emotional greeting of Daniela Santanchè on social media for the death of Silvio Berlusconi. The minister accompanied the message of condolence with a photo of her together with the Knight.

«The news of Silvio Berlusconi's death shocks me, as not only my political leader has passed away, but a brotherly friend. I express my warmest sympathy and deepest condolences to the family. Italy loses a great statesman, a man who changed politics, giving a common home to those who recognize themselves in the liberal values ​​that guaranteed the country's democratic stability. Berlusconi was a leader who dominated the international political scene for the last 30 years. Personally, I lose a political reference and a guide, to whom I owe my direct commitment in the institutions, but above all a friend with whom I shared years of battles for freedom and for the good of Italy." The president of the Sicilian Region says it, Renato Schifani.

«I am deeply saddened by the passing of Silvio Berlusconi. Many private memories bind me to him, thanks to my husband's friendship with Silvio, and many memories of public moments, serving the country's institutions". He writes it on Facebook Letizia Moratti.

«I remember the phone call – he adds – when I was proposed the appointment as Minister of Education in his Government and I remember with pride the work done together in those years. But also the electoral campaign for my run for mayor of Milano. Berlusconi was a brilliant innovator, one step ahead of everyone as an entrepreneur, undisputed political leader, great driving force. But also a generous person with an overwhelming sympathy.".

«He changed the world of television, of sport with his successes in football with Milan and recently with Monza, and also that of political communication, inventing a party from scratch – when no one believed in it apart from him – capable of becoming for a long time the main Italian party: the home of the liberals, the popular, the socialists", underlines the former vice president of the Lombardy Region.

«He is a companion to many parts of my life. He will change everything. He's the one who changed everything. He is the inventor of bipolarism in this country, of modernity, he was persecuted. Not unique. He will be missed by everyone, even those who opposed him. Italy will miss him, not just Italy." This was stated this morning by the former minister, now mayor of Imperia and president of the Province of Imperia Claudio Scajola, commenting on the death of Silvio Berlusconi, on the sidelines of a summit on the water supply. Scajola, in addition to being one of the founders of Forza Italia, was also a minister several times under the Berlusconi government. Scajola appeared particularly moved at the news of the President's death. He left the meeting, apologizing, it is understood, to leave for Milano.

"I'm desperate". The deputy head of delegation of Forza Italia at the European Parliament Alessandra Mussolinhe only manages to say these few words to Adnkronos from the plane, shortly before taking off for Strasbourg, France where he will participate in the plenary session of the European Parliament. The news of the death of the party's founder Silvio Berlusconi, which she had not expected, reached her recently.

"A person who deserves respect." It's the hot comment from Achille Occhetto to the news of the passing of Sivlio Berlusconi. «Beyond the even bitter political conflict – he says from the microphones of Tg1 – our relationship has always been civil». The last leader of the PCI does not fail to remember how "he spoke of communist danger towards me" after the turning point in Bolognina, thus supporting "invented arguments".

«I share in the deep condolences for the passing of Silvio Berlusconi. I remember him as a political leader who, in his long and intense public commitment, exerted a great influence on the life of our country, impacting not only on the institutions, but also on the lives of all citizens". The former Prime Minister declared it in a note, Romano Prodi. «In our long political confrontation – recalls Prodi – we represented different and opposing worlds, but our rivalry never transcended into feelings of enmity on a personal level, maintaining the confrontation in an area of ​​mutual respect. I appreciated his support for the pro-European cause, especially because it was confirmed and reaffirmed in a period in which our common European destiny was harshly and imprudently put under accusation. I offer my deepest condolences to his family and all his loved ones."

«With Berlusconi, a certain protagonist of the last decades of Italian history disappears». So Deborah Serracchiani, MP and head of Justice of the Democratic Party. «Since his 'take to the field' in '94 – he continues – in government or opposition, his influence on political life has been unparalleled in the centre-right. My condolences and closeness to his family and to the entire political community of Forza Italia."

«It is not just a time for condolences and respect. Greatness must also be recognized in opponents. Berlusconi changed Italian political history and all of us, even by opposing him, have followed the path of bipolarism and alternation that he started." Thus Dario Franceschini on twitter.

«An exceptional father, a devoted son, a political leader like there will never be again. This news tears my heart and leaves me petrified with pain. I lose a piece of my life and a second father. It was an honor and a privilege to walk alongside him. Goodbye, as I always called you, Doctor". Thus the FI leader in the Senate Licia Ronzulli remembers Silvio Berlusconi, of whom she was one of his closest collaborators for many years.

«I express my deepest condolences for the death of Silvio Berlusconi, the absolute protagonist of Italian public life over the last fifty years. As an entrepreneur he revolutionized the world of communication and sport, with an extraordinary spirit of initiative and innovation. As a leader he transformed politics and was loved by millions of Italians for his humanity and charisma. Deepest condolences to his family, to the employees of his group, to the Forza Italia community.". Thus Mario Draghi on the passing of Silvio Berlusconi.

«The death of Silvio Berlusconi is painful news for everyone, for those who knew him, for those who could consider themselves, like me, his friend, I was a sort of younger brother. Berlusconi changed everything in his life, politics, there is a before and after Berlusconi, entrepreneurship, football, television, diplomacy, he managed, whatever he did, to make a complete change in the realities of that moment. As for football, he always said that he wasn't capable of cheering against an Italian team playing abroad. He was sincere when he maintained that there was no animosity of any kind towards his Inter cousins, which was different in the derby between Inter and Milan. Now the world is a little poorer". These are the words of the president of the Senate Ignazio La Russa to «La Politics in the Balloon» on Gr Parliament, remembering Berlusconi.

«I express my condolences for the passing of Silvio Berlusconi to his family and his political community. I want to underline his anchoring to Europeanism and to an idea of ​​bipolarism. On the rest we were adversaries, with mutual respect." He says it Walter Veltroni commenting on the passing of Silvio Berlusconi.

«Heartbroken, speechless, with immense pain I mourn my friend, the master of everything, the person who changed my life for over 43 years.
Rest in peace dear President.
With lots and lots of love » from Adriano Galliani and all AC Monza.

The news of Silvio Berlusconi's passing also reaches abroad. Vladimir Putin: «This is a great loss not only for Italy but for all world politics, I am very sorry and I want to express my sincere regret and condolences to the Italian people and to all those close to Berlusconi».