Milan's most important airport, Malpensa, will continue to bear the name of the late Italian former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
A lawsuit filed by several cities, including Milan itself, to reverse the name change was dismissed by the administrative court. The plaintiffs referred to an Italian regulation that states that public institutions may only bear the name of a famous person ten years after their death. The airport was renamed "Aeroporto Silvio Berlusconi" in July 2023 on the initiative of Transport Minister Matteo Salvini and the ruling right-wing coalition, which also includes Berlusconi's Forza Italia party.
Berlusconi, who became known as a building contractor, media mogul and founder of the conservative Forza Italia party, shaped Italy's political landscape for decades and died in June 2023 at the age of 86. His political work, accompanied by numerous scandals and affairs, continues to polarize the country to this day and has sparked controversial debates about how his person should be honored in the public sphere.
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