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He’s back! Italy’s Berlusconi wins Senate seat after tax ban

FILE - Italian former Premier Silvio Berlusconi, right, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talk during a press conference at Villa Gernetto, in Gerno, near Milan, Italy, Monday April 26, 2010. Just in time to celebrate his 86th birthday, Italy's former premier Silvio Berlusconi is making his return to Italy's parliament, winning a seat in the Senate nearly a decade after being banned from public office over a tax fraud conviction. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, file) FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, presents a book about his rural lodge Zavidovo to former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Zavidovo, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) northwest of Moscow, Monday, Feb. 3, 2003. Just in time to celebrate his 86th birthday, Italy's former premier Silvio Berlusconi is making his return to Italy's parliament, winning a seat in the Senate nearly a decade after being banned from public office over a tax fraud conviction. (AP Photo/Viktor Korotayev, Pool, File) FILE - Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi plays the pirate with a knife before cutting a cake at the "No Tax Day" meeting organized by Forza Italia (Go Italy) party in Mestre, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004. Italy’s former premier Silvio Berlusconi is making his return to Italy's parliament, winning a seat in the Senate nearly a decade after being banned from public office over a tax fraud conviction (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File) FILE - Forza Italia's Silvio Berlusconi attends the center-right coalition closing rally in Rome Thursday, Sep. 22, 2022. Just in time to celebrate his 86th birthday, Italy’s former premier Silvio Berlusconi is making his return to Italy's parliament, winning a seat in the Senate nearly a decade after being banned from public office over a tax fraud conviction. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File) FILE - From left, The League's Matteo Salvini, Forza Italia's Silvio Berlusconi, and Brothers of Italy's Giorgia Meloni attend the final rally of the center-right coalition in central Rome, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Just in time to celebrate his 86th birthday, Italy’s former premier Silvio Berlusconi is making his return to Italy's parliament, winning a seat in the Senate nearly a decade after being banned from public office over a tax fraud conviction.(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File) FILE - Forza Italia leader Silvio Berlusconi passes past the Government and Presidency seat during a confidence vote at the Senate, in Rome, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. Just in time to celebrate his 86th birthday, Italy’s former premier Silvio Berlusconi is making his return to Italy's parliament, winning a seat in the Senate nearly a decade after being banned from public office over a tax fraud conviction. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File) Silvio Berlusconi, leader of center-right, populist Forza Italia comes out of a voting booth before casting his ballot at a polling station in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Just in time to celebrate his 86th birthday, Italy’s former premier Silvio Berlusconi is making his return to Italy's parliament, winning a seat in the Senate nearly a decade after being banned from public office over a tax fraud conviction. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File ) FILE - Silvio Berlusconi, leader of center-right, populist Forza Italia is flanked by his partner Marta Fascina, after casting his ballot at a polling station in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Milan, Italy. Just in time to celebrate his 86th birthday, Italy’s former premier Silvio Berlusconi is making his return to Italy's parliament, winning a seat in the Senate nearly a decade after being banned from public office over a tax fraud conviction. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)