"Every extra vote in Forza Italia will strengthen the moderate, centrist profile of the coalition," he said in a separate interview published Wednesday in the Il Giornale newspaper.īerlusconi was Italy's prime minister three times in the 1990s and 2000s, but has dominated public life for far longer as head of a vast media and sports empire. Noting the agreement between them that whoever wins the most votes chooses the prime minister, he said: "If it is Giorgia, I am sure she will prove capable of the difficult task."īut he urged voters to back his party as the moderate voice in the coalition, emphasising its European, Atlantacist stance. It is part of a right-wing coalition led by Giorgia Meloni's post-fascist Brothers of Italy, which includes Matteo Salvini's anti-immigration League.īerlusconi brushed off reports he is worried about the possibility of Meloni - whose motto is "God, country and family" - becoming prime minister of the eurozone's third-largest economy. "I think that, in the end, I will be present myself as a candidate for the Senate, so that all these people who asked me will finally be happy," the 85-year-old billionaire and media mogul told Rai radio.Īfter helping bring down Prime Minister Mario Draghi last month by withdrawing its support, Berlusconi's centre-right Forza Italia party looks set to return to power in September 25 elections.
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