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Silvio Berlusconi, 81 and barred from active politics, eyes one last victory in Italy elections next week

Despite a fraud conviction and sex scandal, Italy's 81-year-old former leader Silvio Berlusconi has one last political victory in his sights in general elections less than two weeks away

Silvio Berlusconi expelled from Italian parliament over tax fraud

The vote, after months of political wrangling, opens an uncertain new phase in Italian politics, with the 77-year-old media billionaire preparing to use all his extensive resources to attack Prime Minister Enrico Letta's coalition government.