Berlusconi remains a force in Italy turmoil

By Colleen Barry

Published February 14, 2014 11:08pm ET

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Berlusconi remains a force in Italy turmoil — MILAN (AP) — He has been convicted of tax fraud, booted out of the Senate and banned from political office. In other countries, that would be three strikes. But in Italy, Silvio Berlusconi has not lost his political legitimacy, and it will be on full display when the former premier leads his Forza Italia party […]

MILAN (AP) — He has been convicted of tax fraud, booted out of the Senate and banned from political office.

In other countries, that would be three strikes. But in Italy, Silvio Berlusconi has not lost his political legitimacy, and it will be on full display when the former premier leads his Forza Italia party to meet with Italy’s president to discuss prospects for a new government after Premier Enrico Letta’s resignation Friday.

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