Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian prime minister, has been admitted to a hospital in Milan, his spokesman has told CNN.
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Back in Hospital
Rome, June 10, 2023 – Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was admitted to a hospital in Milan on Friday, his spokesman said. Berlusconi, 86, was admitted to the San Raffaele hospital for “scheduled examinations related to his known hematological pathology,” the spokesman said.
Berlusconi has been diagnosed with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, a type of cancer that affects the white blood cells. He was first diagnosed with the disease in 2019.
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In recent months, Berlusconi has been hospitalized several times for a variety of health problems. In April, he was hospitalized for pneumonia. In May, he was hospitalized for a lung infection.
Berlusconi served as Prime Minister of Italy three times, from 1994 to 1995, from 2001 to 2006, and from 2008 to 2011. He is the founder of the Forza Italia party.
Berlusconi’s health has been a source of concern for many in Italy. He has been a controversial figure throughout his career, and his health problems have only added to the speculation about his future.
It is unclear how long Berlusconi will remain in the hospital. His spokesman said that he is “doing well” and that the examinations are “routine.”
However, Berlusconi’s health problems are a reminder of his mortality. He is the oldest former Prime Minister of Italy, and he is one of the oldest politicians in the world.
Berlusconi’s health will continue to be a source of concern for many in Italy. He is a polarizing figure, but he is also a significant figure in Italian history. His health problems will be closely watched by many in Italy, and his eventual death will be a major event in Italian politics.
Berlusconi’s latest stay at the San Raffaele hospital comes ahead of a big meeting of his party planned for Saturday.
The 86-year-old leader of the Forza Italia party was released from his last stint in hospital on May 19 after a 45 day stay for a lung infection.
In a statement on Friday, the hospital said Berlusconi was there for “scheduled examinations related to his known hematological pathology.”
Berlusconi has previously been diagnosed with leukemia and was hospitalized in April with breathing problems.
The hospital has previously said the politician’s cancer is not acute and that he has carried the disease “for some time.”
The hospital said Friday the present checkup “meets clinical criteria of normal practice in medicine and is not related to any criticality or alarm.”
A controversial media tycoon, Berlusconi has served three stints as Italy’s prime minister, most recently between 2008 and 2011, before being banned from politics for six years following a conviction for tax fraud.
He made a return to frontline politics in 2022 when he won a seat in Italy’s Senate, representing the northern municipality of Monza.
In 2021 he was hospitalized for treatment for the symptoms of long Covid-19, according to the press office of his Forza Italia party.
He also spent time in the hospital the previous year after contracting the coronavirus, and has had a number of other health concerns, including a 2016 heart surgery to replace an aortic valve.
