by InTrieste
The Italian government has declared a national day of mourning for former premier Silvio Berlusconi who passed away in Milan on Monday at the age of 86.
The day of mourning is scheduled for Wednesday 14 June when Berlusconi will receive a state funeral at the Duomo in Milan, the government announced.
Italian and European flags on public buildings in Italy will fly at half mast from Monday, reports news agency ANSA.
Berlusconi led the center-right Forza Italia which is part of Italy’s right-wing coalition along with the Fratelli d’Italia party of premier Giorgia Meloni and the Lega of Matteo Salvini.
Friuli Venezia Giulia’s president Massimiliano Fedriga paid tribute to Berlusconi, saying he was “a great political leader” while Trieste’s mayor said: “Berlusconi was above all a fighter, he was a man who was never afraid to defend his convictions.”
