Berlusconi's former residence turned into foreign press HQ


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  • Tuesday, 19 Mar 2024

FILE PHOTO: Reporters wait in front of the Palazzo Grazioli, residence of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, in Rome August 1, 2013. REUTERS/Tony Gentile/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) - The grand Roman residence where Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi had his political headquarters - and allegedly hosted sex parties - has been converted into the home of the international press.

Berlusconi, who died last June aged 86, dominated Italian politics from the 1990s onwards while embroiled in a string of corruption sagas and so-called "bunga bunga" sex scandals. He occupied a section of the Palazzo Grazioli building from 1996-2020.

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