The Legacy of Silvio Berlusconi: A Modern Strongman's Playbook.

Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul and former Italian prime minister, has died at the age of 86. Berlusconi, who transformed Italy's politics with polarising policies and often alarmed his allies with his brazen remarks, had suffered from leukaemia and recently developed a lung infection. His passing is likely to destabilise Italian politics in the coming months, and his business empire also faces an uncertain future. Berlusconi's Forza Italia party is part of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing coalition.