Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faces a trial of the Court on allegations of sex with a minor cabaret dancer.Silvio Berlusconi has amassed a fortune from his vast business empireHas was Prime Minister three times and is premierHe after the war of the Italy longer has been involved in a number of minor scandals related to his interestsCurrently of cases pending trial on charges of sex with a cabaret dancer - a charge he denies(CNN) - on the face of the it, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi led a charmed life, with an empire of vast business covering media, construction and football, and a political career which saw becoming longest serving post-warPrime Minister of the Italy.
However the life of Berlusconi has also been punctuated by controversy, with the current allegations against him potentially the most damaging of all.
Born in 1936 in Milan, Berlusconi gave notice at the beginning of his side showman working as a crooner lounge room on a cruise ship to help finance his university tuition fees - he studied law.
Various businesses at low altitude following before the fledgling entrepreneur appreciated her first real success, in the development of the property in the 1960s while he was involved in a project for the construction of two Milano - almost 4000 flats - outside Milan.
After amassing a fortune of its portfolio of property in the 1970s, it has diversified its interests by the establishment of a cable TV, Telemilano company and the purchase of two other cable in an effort to break the monopoly on national TV in Italy. In 1978, these channels was incorporated into his newly formed Fininvest group, which included also the stores, the insurance companies and even AC Milan - one of the greatest football clubs of the world.
Berlusconi turned to politics in 1994 when he formed the centre-right Forza Italia party and was elected Prime Minister after an early election. However a dispute with its partners in the part of the Northern League, and a right-wing coalition indictment of tax fraud alleged, tenure to end Berlusconi barely seven months in the job. He was acquitted on appeal in 2000 after expiry of the limitation period - which sets a time limit to bring a legal action.
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After the defeat in the 1996 elections policy nemesis Romano Prodi, he was involved in other financial scandals, including a charge of bribery of tax inspectors. He has denied any wrongdoing and was authorized again on appeal in 2000.
There are still people who use the penal code as a weapon in their ideological struggles.-Silvio Berlusconi
His fortune has turned again in 2001 when he was sworn in as Prime Minister for the second time. But Prodi - former President of European Commission - end of reign more successful Berlusconi with his victory of the coalition Union of centre-left in 2006. At this time, the Tycoon had chaired the post-war Italian Government longer.
Despite a heart pacemaker fitted to regulate his heartbeat after he collapsed during a political rally, he refused to slow down and a Berlusconi freshly coiffured and year was return to power for a third time in 2008 under the banner of the newly created Freedom Party.
12 Months proved to be a year of extremes for the politician. He has been praised for his handling of the devastating earthquake that struck the city Italian of L'Aquila in April 2009 and even survived critical after urging survivors see their plight as "a week of camping purpose."
But later this month, Veronica Lario Berlusconi, second wife filed for divorce in the allegations that Berlusconi attended a birthday party for a 18 year old aspiring model. Berlusconi said that she was the daughter of a friend and that he had done nothing wrong.
In December of this year, Berlusconi was struck in the face with a replica of the Cathedral of Milan, at a campaign gathering breaking several of his teeth and fracturing his nose. Minister of defence Ignazio La Russa told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera that the irrepressible Berlusconi continued to shake hands with supporters for "a few minutes" after being hit.
Meanwhile Italian prosecutors have expanded their investigation of tax evasion in to the largest commercial broadcaster in the country, Mediaset, which controls the Berlusconi - probe, he dismissed as politically motivated as he has denied any wrongdoing. Until recently, a right of immunity protected Berlusconi and other senior Italian prosecution in financial affairs. It has since been overturned by the Constitutional Court of the country.
With the economy of the country reeling from the financial crisis of 2008, the pressure on Berlusconi has continued to increase. Gianfranco Fini - an ally of the former party - accuse of a lack of attention to the economic crisis and structural reforms need to Italy. Finally, this has led to a vote of confidence in the Italian Parliament in 2010, the embattled Premier closely won by only three votes.
One of the most dominant political figures in Europe must now its the most important challenge, as he awaits trial on charges of sex with a minor cabaret dancer and abuse of power.
Berlusconi had sex 13 times with minor dancer Karima el Mahroug, nicknamed "Ruby the thief of hearts,"prosecutors said in legal documents seen by CNN."" Prosecutors claim that he has abused its position when intervened in May 2010 to get her released from prison where she was detained on charges of vol. El Mahroug said that she had never sex with Berlusconi and that she lied on her agetelling him that she was 24.
Berlusconi has denied all charges and recently accused prosecutors of conspiring against him in a lot of left. "Communism never changed in Italy." There are still people who use the penal code as a weapon, in their ideological struggles "he said the month last carried by the press agency France quotation."
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