Leader of Forza Italia party Silvio Berlusconi arrives to talk to reporters at the end of the consultations with Italian Prime Minister-designate Matteo Renzi (not pictured) at the Parliament in Rome February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Tony Gentile
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's highest appeals court on Tuesday confirmed a two-year ban from public office for centre-right leader and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi over a conviction for tax fraud.
Berlusconi's lawyer Niccolo Ghedini said he was "extremely disappointed" by the ruling of the Court of Cassation, which diminishes Berlusconi's hopes of running as a candidate in elections for the European Parliament in May.
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