Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Resigns In Today's Memory, 12 November 2011

Silvio Berlusconi, who served as the Prime Minister of Italy for three terms (1994-1995, 2001-2006, and 2008-2011). (Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA Memories of today, 12 years ago, November 12, 2011, the Italian Prime Minister (PM), Silvio Berlusconi resigned from his position. The resignation was perpetuated as an attempt to make Italy's future smooth. The decision shocked many parties.

Previously, Berlusconi was known as a successful businessman and politician. Both roles were perpetuated equally well. The money he has, power let alone. His political career is smooth. Even though he has many actions in his life that invite controversy.

Silvio Berlusconi is known throughout Italy as a special figure. He is considered capable of acting as anyone. he was able to succeed as an entrepreneur. Success as a politician too. He started his business empire since the 1960s.

The study made him able to enjoy wealth. Everything is possible because he takes businesses in various lines. From media to property. This success made his name steady among the Italian people.

Berlusconi just had fun. However, he was not quickly satisfied. He also began to perpetuate his dream of entering a political arena in the 1990s. He has all the capital to become a famous politician. He has a good vehicle to navigate politics. The Italian Forza Party, his name.

At its peak, Berlusconi was able to be elected as Italian Prime Minister in 1994. The leadership of Berlusconi was originally predicted to bring about change. Far from fire. Not many changes were perpetuated by Berlusconi.

Instead of making a breakthrough, Berlusconi actually brought a lot of controversy. Scandal after a scandal was perpetuated by him. From the issue of money laundering to the scandal with porn stars. The Italian people began not to believe in Berlusconi-style politics.

According to Forbes magazine, he has a wealth of 9 billion US dollars. Apart from having a television network, he owns an advertising, insurance, food and construction business. He also owns the richest football club in Italy, AC Milan. According to Nick Squires, column author at The Telegraph, Italy's problems reach much deeper than the Berlusconi scandal with the porn star he's talking about."

The law is barren, while violations in the form of corruption and bureaucratic depravity are ubiquitous and have been rooted. "How do you expect Italians to obey the law if their leaders openly violate it? The crisis because this debt is a result of the problem sequences that have been created by officials for decades," explained Sapto Yunus in his writing in Tempo Magazine entitled Not Enough Berlusconi Mundur (2011).

Berlusconi was successful as Italian PM for three terms (1994-1995, 2001-2006, and 2008-2011). However, Berlusconi's desire to continue to survive in the world of politics began to shake. People's trust in Berlusconi began to plummet in his third term as Italian PM.

However, it is not called Berlusconi if he does not make a breakthrough at the end of his power. Berlusconi had agreed to the Italian budget plan before resigning. After that, he officially resigned from his position as Italian PM on November 12, 2011.

After implementing the stability law, which will contain all demands requested by the European zone. I will step down so that the head of state can open consultations and decide the future. We have to show the market that we are serious."

"I think this is what is important for us to worry about first, after that we will only discuss the figure who leads the government. The important thing is to work for the good of Italy," Berlusconi explained a few days before his resignation as quoted by the Antara page, November 9, 2011.

Silvio Berlusconi was born in Milan on September 29, 1936. She died at the age of 86 in Milan on June 12, 2023, because she was chronic.