Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi Decides To Resign

By Jennifer Quinn

In a long-delayed move that doomed his third government, Silvio Berlusconi vowed to resign as Italy's longest-serving prime minister after losing majority in lower house of parliament and key economic reforms have been approved. "I will resign as soon as the law is passed... I see elections being held at the beginning of February and I will not be a candidate in them," he said. In the latest speech, Silvio Berlusconi claimed that he would not run again in early polls. In fact, both allies and opponents have been urging Silvio Berlusconi to hand over as Italy's debt crisis increases. Meanwhile, Italy's borrowing costs hit a record high of 7% on Wednesday. Berlusconi shared that he expected President Giorgio Napolitano to dissolve parliament and call early elections after his resignation. He also proposed former Minister of Justice Angelino Alfano as a candidate to replace him in future elections.

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi married his first wife Carla Elvira Dall'Oglio in 1965 and the couple had two children: Maria Elvira and Pier Silvio. He was divorced from Dall'Oglio in 1985 after having a relationship with the actress Veronica Lario with whom he subsequently had three children: Barbara, Eleonora and Luigi. Prime Minister of Italy married Veronica Lario five years after his first divorce. By this time, Berlusconi was a well-known entrepreneur, and his wedding was a notable social event. One of his best men was former Prime Minister and leader of the Italian Socialist Party Bettino Craxi. In May 2009, his second wife Veronica Lario announced that she was to file for divorce after he was photographed at the 18th birthday party of an aspiring model, Noemi Letizia.

75-year-old Silvio Berlusconi vows to resign as Italy's prime minister on November 8, 2011

The main reason is that his working majority in parliament disappears as he struggles to pass legislation with the aim of reducing Italy's huge national debt

 

It is necessary to emphasize that his third term in office sees new political scandals, often as result of his own gaffes

The resignation of Silvio Berlusconi as Prime Minister of Italy was said to cheer financial markets and EU leaders but did not remove some fears about Italy's vulnerable economy

Silvio Berlusconi was posed with Barack Obama and his wife Michelle at a meeting in Pittsburgh in September 2009

Silvio Berlusconi and his second wife Veronica Lario attended the opera in the nineties. They married on 15 December 1990, and have three children together

Italy: Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Decides To Resign

 

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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s Top Mistresses

By Henes Pitt

After three terms in office as the Italy's longest-serving post-war Prime Minister as well as one of the country’s richest men, Silvio Berlusconi confirmed on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 that he would resign. Silvio Berlusconi has conquered Italian politics for 17 years. He has been indicted over 20 times and currently stands trial for four different convictions.

Silvio Berlusconi has become notorious with his penchant for inviting young women to so-called bunga bunga sex parties. The Prime Minister used to be ordered to stand trial on charges of having sex with a 17-year-old girl named El Mahroug. Mr Berlusconi has also been charged with abuse of power in another case related to the same young women. The 75-year-old man has been dogged by a lot of sex scandals.

In 2009, the second wife of Silvio Berlusconi divorced him after discovering his ashamed relationship with 18-year-old model Noemi Letizia. The powerful man faced more scandals as pictures of topless women and a naked man at his villa on Sardinia were released. Silvio Berlusconi was also accused of paying several escorts to attend parties at his resident in Rome.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi used to talk about his active "social life" that “Last night I had a queue outside the door of the bedroom ... There were 11 ... I only did eight because I could not do it anymore.”

Silvio Berlusconi appears younger than his age partly thanks to a hair transplant and plastic surgery around his eyes

Here are Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s Top Mistresses

Noemi Letitzia, the 18-year-old aspiring model who calls Silvio Berlusconi “Papi” is one among the most favorite mistresses of Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi’s mistress Barbara Matera, 28, is best known for her TV career and her appearance in Miss Italia

Silvio Berlusconi’s mistress Camilla Ferranti, 30, has posed semi-naked for many calendars and magazines

Former girlfriend of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, Raffaella Fico, who appeared on the Italian version of “Big Brother”, is also one of Silvio Berlusconi’s mistresses

Silvio Berlusconi’s mistress Francesca Cipriani is a model and contestant on the Italian equivalent of Big Brother

Roberta Bonasia became well-known after taking part in the Miss Italy contest in 2010

Barbara Faggioli, 24, is an ex Playboy model and aspiring showgirl

Silvio Berlusconi’s 29-year-old Aida Yespica is a Venezuelan model and reality show contestant who had known the man for more than four years

Alessandra Sorcinelli - a television showgirl and men's magazine model

 

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Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy Take First Stroll with Newborn Guilia

By Zhang Tung

Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy had said that her newborn baby daughter Guilia would not become a publicity tool in the campaign of her husband to be re-elected as French president. The admirable couple was pictured taking their adorable Guilia for her first stroll on the grounds of the presidential residence – the Palace of Versailles in Versailles, France on October 31.

Wrapped up against the autumn chill, the 12-day-old Giulia of the French President and First Lady was indeed hidden from public view. However, the images of Carla Bruni and President Nicolas Sarkozy walking arm in arm with their daughter make some French commentators cynical about their public appearance. Some even suspected that Nicolas Sarkozy’s aides had tipped off photographers.

Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy Take First Stroll with Newborn Guilia

Several political experts said that the images of Nicolas Sarkozy stepping out with his wife and his newborn baby daughter won’t do his electoral chances any harm at all. One expert said that the president wanted to be seen as a normal father who also loves enjoying some autumn’s fresh air and sunshine with his former supermodel wife and baby; but “as publicity shots of France’s First Family, they will take some beating,” he said.

Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy enjoy some fresh air and sunshine with their newborn daughter Giulia for her first stroll in Versailles, France on October 31

President Nicolas Sarkozy, 56, looked casual in a white shirt and a blue scarf while the new mother Carla Bruni, 43, whose daughter Giulia was born on October 20, has shifted not back into her glamorous ways but into full-on mom mode, wearing a grey cardigan, stretch pants, and flat soles, which help to disguise the 4in height difference between the couple.

Nicolas Sarkozy walks arm in arm with his wife Carla Bruni, who holds little Giulia close to her body

Mr Sarkozy, who married Carla Bruni following a whirlwind romance of just 80 days in 2008, has three sons from his two previous marriages. Mr. Sarkozy has his first two sons Pierre, 26, and Jean, 25, from his first marriage to Marie-Dominique Culioli, and the third son Louis, 14, from his second to Cecilia Ciganer-Albéniz. Meanwhile, Carla Bruni also has a 10-year-old son Aurelien with Raphael Enthoven, a Paris philosopher.

The president has insisted that his newborn baby Giulia will play no part in his campaign to be re-elected as French president

Nicolas Sarkozy has received many things as gifts after the birth of his baby Giulia from presidents from all over the world, including British Prime Minister David Cameron, Morocco’s King Mohamed VI, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, former French President Jacques Chirac and former First Lady Bernadette Chirac.

Baby Giulia was indeed hidden from public view

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