Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was all smiles on Friday as he attended the wedding of his partner’s sister.
Accompanied by his partner of four years, Francesca Pascale, 32, the 81-year-old looked in good spirits as he was photographed arriving at the wedding of Marianna Pascale and Carlo Pasquale Gargiulo.
The fairy-tale ceremony was held in the picturesque town of Ravello in Italy’s south-western Salerno province.
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (pictured with his partner Francesca Pascale) was all smiles on Friday as he attended the wedding of his partner’s sister
Pascale dazzled in a pink and gold dress with a plunging neckline while the media mogul opted for a navy suit, a spotted tie and a crisp white shirt.
The ceremony, which took place at around 4pm at the town hall, was attended by around 50 guests, including friends and family of the couple, Corriere della Sera reported.
A reception was later held at a nearby hotel.
On Saturday the centre-right Forza Italia (Go Italy) leader and his Neapolitan partner are set to travel to Ischia to attend a party conference.
Accompanied by his partner of four years, Francesca Pascale, 32, the 81-year-old looked in good spirits as he was photographed arriving at the ceremony
Pictured left to right: Silvio Berlusconi, Marianna Pascale, Carlo Pasquale Gargiulo and Francesca Pascale
The happy couple: Berlusconi was attending the wedding of his partner’s sister Marianna Pascale and Carlo Pasquale Gargiulo
Subsumed by sex scandals and legal woes, Berlusconi (pictured greeting the couple) largely vanished from politics after being ousted from power in 2011
Subsumed by sex scandals and legal woes, Berlusconi largely vanished from politics after being ousted from power in 2011.
But he has emerged from the shadows this year and Forza Italia, with its traditional rightist allies the Northern League and Brothers of Italy, have combined backing of some 35 percent, according to polls, making them the largest single bloc.
Speaking last month at a party meeting, the billionaire said: ‘We predict a great victory for the center-right,’ said Berlusconi, 81, looking thin and fit during a speech near Rome that effectively launched the Forza Italia election campaign.
While his allies have repeatedly denounced the European Union, Berlusconi said he wanted more Europe, not less, calling for common defense, foreign, industrial and fiscal policies.
Pascale looked resplendent in a pink dress with a plunging neckline while the media mogul opted for a navy suit, a spotted tie and a crisp white shirt
“I do not think we can leave the euro,” he said, further underscoring how the anti-euro rhetoric once heard from many Italian parties is receding as the vote nears.
Berlusconi, who had open heart surgery last year, cannot run for office due to a 2013 tax fraud conviction. But he hopes the European Court of Human Rights overturns this ban when it reviews his case in November.
If Forza Italia won power, he said he would introduce a flat tax and eliminate inheritance tax, hike minimum pensions, offer pensions to housewives and give more to impoverished families.
Berlusconi has emerged from the shadows this year and Forza Italia, with its traditional rightist allies the Northern League and Brothers of Italy, have combined backing of some 35 percent, according to polls, making them the largest single bloc