Berlusconi's name stays at Malpensa Airport after court rejects renaming bid
Milan’s Malpensa Airport will keep its name as 'Silvio Berlusconi Airport' after a court ruling this week. The decision follows a legal challenge that sought to remove the late politician’s name from the site. Meanwhile, two figures linked to Berlusconi’s past—Nicole Minetti and Marcello Dell’Utri—are back in the headlines for very different reasons.
The Lombardy Regional Administrative Court rejected objections to rename Malpensa Airport. Critics had pushed for the change, but the court upheld the current name. Marina Berlusconi, the former prime minister’s daughter, confirmed the family’s name would remain tied to the airport.
Elsewhere, President Sergio Mattarella pardoned Nicole Minetti, a former showgirl convicted for her role in Berlusconi’s infamous Bunga Bunga parties. Minetti had been sentenced for facilitating prostitution, but Mattarella ordered a new review of her case. However, an investigation by *Il Fatto Quotidiano* questioned whether she had truly changed her lifestyle, as she claimed. Meanwhile, Marcello Dell’Utri, a long-time ally of Berlusconi, faces another trial. He was previously jailed for seven years for acting as a liaison between Berlusconi and the Cosa Nostra. This time, prosecutors accuse him of failing to report changes in his assets, a violation of Italy’s anti-mafia laws. Against this backdrop, Forza Italia, the party Berlusconi founded, holds steady in polls at around 9 percent. The party remains a small but persistent force in Italian politics.
The court’s decision ensures Berlusconi’s name stays on Malpensa Airport for now. Minetti’s pardon and Dell’Utri’s legal troubles keep the spotlight on figures from Berlusconi’s era. Forza Italia’s stable polling suggests his political legacy still lingers in Italy’s political landscape.
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