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Rome, Italy (CNN) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will remain in the hospital at least "another 36 hours," his doctor, Alberto Zangrillo, said Monday, following an attack that broke his teeth and fractured his nose.
Berlusconi, 73, is receiving antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medication and painkillers, the doctor said.
The man accused of hitting the controversial prime minister in the face with a replica of Milan's cathedral was charged with grievous bodily harm and held overnight, Milan police said.
Massimo Tartaglia was kept in Milan's San Vittore prison, authorities said. Under Italian law, police can hold him for up to 48 hours without a judge's order.
Anti-terrorist prosecutor Armanda Spataro has been assigned to investigate the assault, police said.
The attack at a campaign rally Sunday in Milan left Berlusconi bleeding profusely from his left upper lip and cheek. He underwent a CAT scan at Milan's San Raffaele Hospital, and his personal physician, Alberto Sangrillon, recommended more tests be done, Berlusconi spokesman Paolo Buonaiuti told CNN.
Berlusconi was feeling well Monday morning, press aide Marco Ventura told CNN. When he woke up, he asked for newspapers, reports said.
Berlusconi, a conservative media mogul-turned-politician, has been dogged by allegations of corruption and is the middle of a messy divorce from his second wife. He was in Milan, his hometown and political base, to stump for a local political ally, and blamed his legal woes on his political opponents during the rally.
Milan police said Berlusconi's attacker hit him with a small metal souvenir replica of the Doumo di Milano, the city's central cathedral, but it was not immediately clear whether the man swung at the prime minister with the object in his hand or threw it at him.
The three-term prime minister faces trial on tax fraud charges after Italy's top court struck down an immunity law that shielded him from prosecution. He denies the charges, calling them politically motivated.
And his private life has been in the spotlight since his wife of 19 years, Veronica Lario, filed for divorce in May. The divorce followed allegations that an Italian businessman hired escorts for the premier and that he had attended the birthday party for an 18-year-old girl, with whom he has denied having an inappropriate relationship.
Berlusconi remains popular among the Italian public, however, with his approval ratings remaining well over 50 percent. He won a third term in 2008, and his conservative coalition has control of both the Italian Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
Rome, Italy (CNN) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will remain in the hospital at least "another 36 hours," his doctor, Alberto Zangrillo, said Monday, following an attack that broke his teeth and fractured his nose.
Berlusconi, 73, is receiving antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medication and painkillers, the doctor said.
The man accused of hitting the controversial prime minister in the face with a replica of Milan's cathedral was charged with grievous bodily harm and held overnight, Milan police said.
Massimo Tartaglia was kept in Milan's San Vittore prison, authorities said. Under Italian law, police can hold him for up to 48 hours without a judge's order.
Anti-terrorist prosecutor Armanda Spataro has been assigned to investigate the assault, police said.
The attack at a campaign rally Sunday in Milan left Berlusconi bleeding profusely from his left upper lip and cheek. He underwent a CAT scan at Milan's San Raffaele Hospital, and his personal physician, Alberto Sangrillon, recommended more tests be done, Berlusconi spokesman Paolo Buonaiuti told CNN.
Berlusconi was feeling well Monday morning, press aide Marco Ventura told CNN. When he woke up, he asked for newspapers, reports said.
Berlusconi, a conservative media mogul-turned-politician, has been dogged by allegations of corruption and is the middle of a messy divorce from his second wife. He was in Milan, his hometown and political base, to stump for a local political ally, and blamed his legal woes on his political opponents during the rally.
Milan police said Berlusconi's attacker hit him with a small metal souvenir replica of the Doumo di Milano, the city's central cathedral, but it was not immediately clear whether the man swung at the prime minister with the object in his hand or threw it at him.
The three-term prime minister faces trial on tax fraud charges after Italy's top court struck down an immunity law that shielded him from prosecution. He denies the charges, calling them politically motivated.
And his private life has been in the spotlight since his wife of 19 years, Veronica Lario, filed for divorce in May. The divorce followed allegations that an Italian businessman hired escorts for the premier and that he had attended the birthday party for an 18-year-old girl, with whom he has denied having an inappropriate relationship.
Berlusconi remains popular among the Italian public, however, with his approval ratings remaining well over 50 percent. He won a third term in 2008, and his conservative coalition has control of both the Italian Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
