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Berlusconi says 'saving Italy' would be his last challenge

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Berlusconi says 'saving Italy' is his last challenge (REMO CASILLI/REUTERS)

In the interview, the leader of Força Itália stated that his “last mission is to save Italy and reorganize this country”.   

Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he is awaiting a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg before taking office as Italy's political leader.

“If a ruling comes from Strasbourg that overturns the Senate's decision, I cannot take a step back and I will go to the Chigi Palace [the headquarters of the Italian government]. But it’s unlikely because I know what the weather is like in Strasbourg”, he said in an interview with “La7” this Thursday (18).

The hearings on the appeal presented by the former premier were concluded at the end of last year, but there is no deadline for the European Court to announce the final verdict. Berlusconi's defense appealed a decision by the Italian Senate that, in 2013, stripped him of his political rights until 2019 after the former premier was convicted of tax fraud.

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For the elections on March 4th, the right-wing coalition that brings together the FI, the far-right Northern League and the Fratelli d'Italia. Because of this union, he stated that the controversial president of the ultranationalist party, Matteo Salvini, would be chosen as the Interior Minister of his government. (By ANSA)

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