Despite his nearly 86 years of age, Italian media entrepreneur and ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is committed to campaigning ahead of the September 25 general election and contributing to the victory of the centre-right alliance, including his right-wing conservative Forza. Italia and the right-wing Lega and belonging to the post-fascist Fratelli d’Italia. But Berlusconi has now even made his debut on TikTok.
“From now on, I will be present on TikTok with content dedicated to this particular medium,” the president of Forza Italia announced on Tuesday. “Social networks have also become increasingly important in politics. That’s why I decided to use it to keep the dialogue open with millions of Italians,” said the media czar.
On Thursday, Berlusconi finally made his TikTok debut in a dark suit at his desk: “Ciao ragazzi, here I am,” reads the accompanying description. “I opened this channel to talk about issues that Forza Italia and I care about and that affect young people. We’ll talk about your future, I’ll tell you how I want to make Italy a country that offers you new opportunities and where you can fulfill your dreams,” Berlusconi said.
According to the 85-year-old, many Italians form political opinions through online media. Thanks to his personal involvement in the election campaign, he hopes to get his party 20 percent of the vote. According to polls, Forza Italia is currently at ten percent. Berlusconi is already followed by more than 319,000 users on TikTok, but the politician, who is in ill health, wants to refrain from campaigning in the cities.
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Media reports that he was aiming for the position of Senate president in the newly elected parliament were recently denied by Berlusconi. He does say he wants to have a say in the election of the head of government if his coalition wins the elections. Fratelli d’Italia is expected to emerge as the strongest single party, leading party leader Giorgia Meloni to claim the post of prime minister.
Source: Krone
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