Berlusconi resigns before presidential election


Almost two days before the start of the elections on Monday in Rome, the 85-year-old made his withdrawal official. Disappointed by this defeat, Berlusconi skipped a virtual summit meeting of the centre-right parties on Saturday evening and instead had his decision read out by a fellow party member from Forza Italia.

Berlusconi was the only politician who had openly tried to succeed Sergio Mattarella at the head of state – in Italy there are actually no official candidates before the election. After Berlusconi’s departure, negotiations between the parties in Rome intensified. It was unlikely that a common cross-camp candidate would be found before the first ballot.



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