Italian right elects Silvio Berlusconi as candidate for the presidency of the Republic

Looking to expand his extensive resume

The election of Berlusconi, who at 85 dreams of becoming president despite his many sex scandals, was announced after a meeting of leaders of the major Italian right-wing parties.

AFP

A pesar de sus recientes problemas de salud Silvio Berlusconi sueña con añadir a su extenso currículum un nuevo cargo, el de jefe de Estado. Foto: AFP

The right-wing coalition in Italy this Friday elected the controversial former prime minister and communications tycoon
Silvio Berlusconi as its candidate for the presidency of the Republic.

The decision was announced at the end of a meeting of the leaders of the largest right-wing parties, including the far-right League of Matteo Salvini and Brothers of Italy.

The first round for the vote by Parliament of Sergio Mattarella’s successor has been set for the next 24 January.

“The leaders of the coalition agreed that Silvio Berlusconi is the right person to occupy this high position in such a difficult period, with the authority and experience that the country deserves and that the Italians expect”, they declared in a joint statement.

The election of Berlusconi, who at 85 dreams of becoming president despite his many legal setbacks and scandals sexual at the rate of bunga bunga, it is very uncertain, since in the first four votes two-thirds of the voters are required to take office.

Despite his recent health problems Silvio Berlusconi dreams of adding a new position to his extensive curriculum, that of Head of State.

In Italy, a parliamentary republic, the president occupies above all a prestigious position, but he has the power to dissolve Parliament, call early elections and mediate frequent government crises as the sole arbiter.

The outgoing president, Sergio Mattarella, an experienced parliamentarian, ends his term after seven years and was essential to impose the current prime minister, Mario Draghi , as leader of a national unity government last February after the coalition in power collapsed.

Draghi is considered the favorite for the position even though he is not an official candidate l.

However, his election would pose the thorny problem of finding him a successor who has the support of the current majority, which could lead to early elections.

Presented as the “hero of freedom”, who “ended the cold war” and “example for all Italians”, Berlusconi supporters launched an unprecedented campaign for the presidency on Thursday with an advertising page in a national newspaper that extols his genius and figure.

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