Silvio Berlusconi on course to be election ‘kingmaker’

Former Italian PM is barred from running for office but could still hold the balance of power after next month’s election

Silvio Berlusconi is barred from running for office after being convicted of tax evasion
Silvio Berlusconi is barred from running for office after being convicted of tax evasion, but he is making his presence felt
(Image credit: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images)

Silvio Berlusconi has made a dramatic return to frontline Italian politics, promising to deport 600,000 illegal immigrants should his right-wing coalition govern after elections on 4 March.

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