Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s prime minister and billionaire media mogul, insisted late on Monday he would serve out his full term despite allegations by a Milan judge that he had been “co-responsible” for bribing a judge nearly 20 years ago to prevent a prominent business rival from acquiring the Mondadori publishing house.
“I want all our opposition to know that this government will bring to completion its five-year mission,” Mr Berlusconi said, describing himself as left speechless by what he called the “legal outrage” of the court statement.
