“A statesman capable of human relations. Pay him a tax cut»- Corriere.it

Nine days after the death of Silvio Berlusconi, the commemoration of the senator and leader of Forza Italia is being held in the Hall of Palazzo Madama. Children of the former prime minister — said the President of the Senate Ignatius LaRussa — «they asked me to thank you and entrusted to Gianni Letta the task of representing them here. Among the speeches in memory of the former prime minister, that of Matthew Renzi: «Silvio Berlusconi has marked political life like no other – said the leader of Italia viva -. The left must recognize him as unique”, the left “that has thought too much of him in the last thirty years, thinking in some cases only of him”.

Turning to the right, Renzi then added that «the debate on his legacy makes no sense. Precisely because of its unique characteristics, there is no possible heir for Silvio Berlusconi. Silvio Berlusconi has heirs, children, he has a great legacy in the professional world. But let’s get rid of the political legacy that someone can collect it because Silvio Berlusconi was greater than that legacy “, said the senator of Italia viva recalling that in the first meeting with the Cavaliere “I understood that the greatest luxury in life is human relationships. This is what I carry with him: a statesman but above all a man capable of human relationships». Returning to his political legacy, he added, «let us remember that in 1998 when he loses the elections, Berlusconi chooses the path of European popularism, he does so by making all of us who were in the PPI angry. This, and I say this to Salvini and Meloni, is a political point you should reflect on in view of the 2024 European Championships. he The heritage of the right makes sense if he is part of a large European family. ». Renzi also advises the prime minister and deputy prime minister not to waste time talking about naming works and infrastructures in his name: «I see that there is a competition to inaugurate them. Berlusconi would like it, but if you want to keep his memory high, give him a big tax cut in the next maneuver ».

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