Silvio Berlusconi has died. Reactions from the world of culture

Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi passed away in Milan at the age of 86. Below are the first reactions from the world of culture.

Gennaro Sangiuliano, Minister of Culture
A great Italian has passed away, who with his spirit of enterprise, inventiveness and generosity embodied the nation’s noblest values. Silvio Berlusconi put all this at the disposal of the Republic, with a political commitment moved by great visions and ideals and always animated by a marked Europeanism and a strong Atlanticism. At the center of his action was always the defense of freedom. Today all of Italy mourns him and embraces his family with warmth and genuine participation.

Lucia Borgonzoni (League), Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Culture.
Balance point, reference of an entire political feeling. A visionary who revolutionized the world of politics and imprinted a liberal turn to the country. But more than anything else, Silvio Berlusconi was a man of incredible sensitivity, genius and selflessness

Vittorio Sgarbi, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Culture
History will do him justice for all the persecution he suffered. Gone is a great friend and a great man of the institutions

Federico Mollicone (FDI), chairman of the House Culture Committee
Berlusconi revolutionized Italian politics by taking the field in ’94. I had the honor of collaborating at the time of the million in Piazza San Giovanni verifying his political vision and sensitivity in human relations. We express condolences to the family and to the Forza Italia community. Silvio Berlusconi’s legacy is already in the history books

Daniela Santanchè (FDI), Minister of Tourism
You will always remain with us, have a good trip President

Dario Franceschini (PD), former Minister of Culture
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 opposing him, followed the path of bipolarity and alternation that he initiated

Ricardo Franco Levi, president of AIE
The Italian Publishers Association stands by the president of the Mondadori Group, Dr. Marina Berlusconi, and her entire family on the passing of Chairman Silvio Berlusconi. Under his leadership first and with the passing of the baton to his daughter Marina later, the Mondadori Group has always grown by putting books at the center of its activities, thus interpreting at its best a long tradition that makes Segrate one of the main points of reference for Italian publishing.

Image: Silvio Berlusconi. Photo: Niccolò Caranti

Silvio Berlusconi has died. Reactions from the world of culture

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