Family Christmas for Silvio Berlusconi. Cav will be in Arcore with his children and grandchildren, along with his ‘almost wife’, congresswoman Marta Fascina. The ‘political celebrations’ ended at the pre-Christmas lunch on December 12 with group leaders, ministers and Azzurri undersecretaries, again at Villa San Martino. In fact, no exchange of greetings in the presence of Forza Italia deputies and senators is scheduled on the agenda. However, the former prime minister decided, once again this year, to make a gift complete with a dedication to all the elect, which has already become a classic of Berlusconi’s Christmas narrative: we are talking about the paintings in his private collection, the Quadreria of Villa San Martino, bought mainly in night telesales. Most of the paintings are views of Venice or depict the Gulf of Naples, the two ‘subjects’ most beloved by the leader of the force.
The villa was decorated for the occasion with sumptuous Christmas decorations both in the garden and in the entrance, with two large trees and even illuminated reindeer with head and tail moving in full Yankee style. The FI president is convinced of the inheritance effect, that is, the possibility of owning an object that belonged to Berlusconi. Those who had the opportunity to hear and meet him in recent days guarantee that they found him ‘on point’ and determined, despite an uncomfortable backache.
Even though he has always given the most generous gifts, they ended in the golden age a few years ago (more or less since public funding for political parties was abolished) when, that is, Berlusconi distributed paintings, jewelry, designer watches and super expensive high-tech items. Parliamentary reporters particularly mention the Technogym treadmill, all computerized, which cost around 4,000 euros, donated to all deputies and senators or the year in which elected prozisti received an Ipad. The Cav’s real obsession, however, was the watches: Longines worth €2,500 for men, but also Cartier and Piaget in steel. Not to mention the trilogy rings and Damiani necklaces for women. Inevitable are the ties and scarves of the Neapolitan brand Marinella, later ‘replaced’ by the ‘seven folds’ ties of the Calabrian craftsman Damiano Presta.
Source: IL Tempo
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