Berlusconi to remain in hospital

Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi, who was hospitalised for tests after he fainted during a rally, will stay in the hospital for a couple more days, doctors and friends of the media mogul said today.

Emilio Fede, a news executive at one of Berlusconi’s private TV networks and a close friend, told reporters after visiting him at San Raffaele hospital that the conservative opposition leader was not being released this evening as the politician had predicted, but would remain at least through tomorrow.