The 84-year-old billionaire reportedly bruised his side in the fall, choosing to return to Milan where he checked into a clinic overnight.
Berlusconi was discharged this morning and is currently “at home, at work, voting remotely at the European Parliament”, according to a statement released by his centre-right Forza Italia (FI) party.
The three-time premier had travelled to Rome earlier this week to attend the second round of government-formation consultations by premier-designate Mario Draghi, and voiced his strong support for the veteran economist.
Berlusconi was recently hospitalised in Monaco with heart problems and last year he contracted COVID-19, an experience he described as “the most dangerous ordeal of my life”.
He has been described as “immortal” in the past, due to his remarkable political and physical longevity.
Berlusconi was prime minister for nine years in total, making him the longest-serving post-war premier, and the third longest-serving since Italian unification, after Benito Mussolini and Giovanni Giolitti.
He has also survived many health scares and scandals throughout his political career, including tax fraud and soliciting minors for sex.
With ANSA
