Prominent Forza Italia (FI) MP
Raffaele Fitto said Wednesday the ex center-right premier must
run in party primaries like everyone else.
"Primaries hold for everyone within the party," Fitto said.
"There are millions of voters who no longer give us their
vote, and who may not support us for much longer...I believe
these voters can find renewal in us".
Fitto's remarks came as the veteran FI leader and media
mogul has come under fire from within his own ranks after the
party's poor showing in Sunday regional elections.
"I sincerely hope no one will dare minimize or seek alibis
for the dramatic results in Calabria and Emilia Romagna," Fitto
said Tuesday.
The one-time Berlusconi confidant now leads a dissenting
minority within FI that is not happy with the fact that the
ex-premier has entered into negotiations over electoral law
reform with centre-left PD Premier Matteo Renzi.
Berlusconi said earlier this month that he would work on
"relaunching and refounding FI" and that he had "recovered
unity" with Fitto.
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