Silvio Berlusconi lost his seat in Italy’s Senate, marking the culmination of nearly four months of political furor following his August conviction for tax fraud and dealing a body blow to the man who has dominated Italian politics for nearly two decades.
Italy’s Senate voted to strip Mr. Berlusconi of his seat, bringing to an end a procedure that was set in motion in August when the media mogul was convicted of tax fraud.
Source: the Wall Street Journal
