Renzi recalls Berlusconi in the Senate: “The left recognizes that it was unique. There is no political heir”

«Is it possible to have a shared opinion on the figure of Silvio Berlusconi? No, it’s a fact. As is the greatness of a figure who has marked political history like no other. The left must recognize Berlusconi as unique. A part of the left has thought too much of him, and only of him in some cases”. Thus the leader of IV Matteo Renzi, during the commemoration ceremony of Silvio Berlusconi, former prime minister and leader of FI, who passed away on 12 June at the age of 86, in which he recalled that “someone said that the news spoke too much about him these days, the truth is that the left has talked too much about him in recent years”. “There is no heir to Silvio Berlusconi,” repeated the former prime minister, before adding: “I see that there is a competition to inaugurate works and infrastructures. Berlusconi would like to but if you want to keep the memory high, give him a big tax cut in the next maneuver ».

Always addressing the benches of the government, he said that his “trait of uniqueness also leads the right to come to terms. The debate about his legacy makes no sense to exist. Let’s get the political legacy out of our heads that someone will be able to pick it up. But if we want to stay on the political point, on the political legacy, let’s remember that in 1998 when he lost the elections, Berlusconi chose the path of European popularism. This, I say to Salvini and Meloni, is a political point you should reflect on in view of 2024”.

There is also room for personal remembrance: «From him I understood that the greatest luxury in life is human relationships. I’m carrying Silvio Berlusconi’s with me », he concluded, to the applause and «well done» of the Forza Italia parliamentarians.