Published 00:44 IST, September 3rd 2022

Italy's ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi joins TikTok, tells hilarious joke on Putin, Biden & Pope

Berlusconi in his second video joked about himself, US President Joe Biden, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Pope Francis.

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Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi me his debut on TikTok to make an appeal to his young voters ahe of upcoming elections. His first video on TikTok was a welcome speech which has garnered millions of views. Berlusconi in his second video joked about himself, US President Joe Biden, his Russian counterpart Vlimir Putin and Pope Francis, RT reported. 

Posting TikTok joke, Berlusconi said that he, Biden, Putin, Pope Francis and his young aide were flying in an airplane. As plane was about to fall and crash, flight did not have enough parachutes to rescue all passengers and people onboard me efforts to take parachute based on ir 'superiority'.

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He narrated, "Joe Biden grabs first and says, “This one is for me, because I am most powerful man in West.” Vlimir Putin takes anor and says, “This one is for me because I am most powerful man in east.” Berlusconi steps forward and says, “This one is for me, because everyone knows I’m smartest politician in world”.

Pope Francis offered to stay on plane as he has lived a good life and was not scared to die, he joked. However, young aide of Pontiff said that y both need not be afraid as “smartest politician in Europe” h taken his “rucksack” by mistake.

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After completing humorous story, veteran Italian politician Berlusconi appealed to voters to “try to put a parachute on Italy” during snap election in September. Notably, Silvio Berlusconi in August announced his plans to run for a seat in Senate.

Silvio Berlusconi plans to run for Senate in elections 

Earlier in August, Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi announced that he was planning to run for Senate in Italy's upcoming general election. Berlusconi, who les centre-right party Forza Italia has announced his plans ahe of Italy's snap elections, Politico reported citing Rai Rio 1 Station. Notably, Italy will be holding snap elections as government led by Mario Draghi came to an end in July. Mario Draghi resigned as Italy's Prime Minister after three parties withdrew ir support from coalition government. Italy's President Sergio Matteralla has announced that general election in country will be held on September 25. 

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23:10 IST, September 2nd 2022