Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, despite being convicted for the tax fraud case, has said that he fully supports the current coalition and has asked the government to approve the economic measures for the benefit of the country.
According to the BBC, hundreds of supporters from Berlusconi's People of Freedom (PDL) party had gathered for a rally outside Berlusconi's Rome mansion to offer him support.
He is likely to serve house arrest or given a community sentence under Italian law, where people over the age of 75 rarely go to prison, the report added.
The court ruled that his Mediaset business empire had avoided taxes by inflating the price it had paid for film distribution rights.
Berlusconi, who has dominated Italian politics for almost two decades, has faced several trials since leaving his public office in November 2011.
