Berlusconi's death highlights Italy's political divide.

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Berlusconi's death highlights Italy's political divide.
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Italy bids farewell to former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at a funeral attended by politicians, businessmen, and mourners who chanted football chants. Berlusconi, a highly divisive figure, founded the conservative Forza Italia party and dominated Italian politics for much of the last 30 years. His funeral drew criticism and controversy, with arguments breaking out between his admirers and detractors. Berlusconi will be cremated and his ashes held in a mausoleum he built for himself and his family outside Milan.

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