Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian prime minister who overcame sex scandals and accusations of corruption, passed away at the age of 86.
According to Italian media, he passed away at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan.
He received treatment for a lung infection in April that was caused by a previously unreported case of chronic leukaemia.
Until 2011, Berlusconi, a flamboyant media mogul worth $1 billion, presided over four governments.
When he was elected to Italy's upper house, the Senate, in the September elections, he served as the leader of the center-right Forza Italia party, which formed a coalition government with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
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