Berlusconi won’t be PM even if party wins
21 Jan 2013 6:42 AM IST
Silvio Berlusconi insisted on Sunday he won't be premier again if his conservative party, now trailing in opinion polls, wins Italian elections next month.
The media mogul told an interviewer on Sky TG24 TV that his political heir and former justice minister, Angelino Alfano, is his choice to head Italy's next government. For months, Berlusconi has been coy about whether he wants a fourth term as premier. ‘If we win, the premier will be Angelino Alfano,’ Berlusconi said.
Front-runner in polls testing sentiment for the February 24-25 elections is center-left leader, Pier Luigi Bersani. But it appears unlikely he'll win enough votes to govern alone.
A potential coalition partner is caretaker Premier Mario Monti, who is heading a centrist ticket and trailing both Bersani and Berlusconi in polls.
Monti, an internationally respected economist, was appointed in late 2011 to replace Berlusconi, who resigned as Italy risked succumbing to the Eurozone debt crisis.
The media mogul told an interviewer on Sky TG24 TV that his political heir and former justice minister, Angelino Alfano, is his choice to head Italy's next government. For months, Berlusconi has been coy about whether he wants a fourth term as premier. ‘If we win, the premier will be Angelino Alfano,’ Berlusconi said.
Front-runner in polls testing sentiment for the February 24-25 elections is center-left leader, Pier Luigi Bersani. But it appears unlikely he'll win enough votes to govern alone.
A potential coalition partner is caretaker Premier Mario Monti, who is heading a centrist ticket and trailing both Bersani and Berlusconi in polls.
Monti, an internationally respected economist, was appointed in late 2011 to replace Berlusconi, who resigned as Italy risked succumbing to the Eurozone debt crisis.
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