Centre-right leader Silvio
Berlusconi on Thursday said he couldn't care less about a ruling
from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg on
his appeal against an office ban that runs until next year.
Three-time ex-premier and media magnate Berlusconi was
answering a question of whether he still hoped the office ban
would be lifted in time for him to stand for premier again.
The billionaire is leading his centre-right Forza Italia (FI)
party in the campaign for the March 4 general election.
The ECHR started considering Berlusconi's appeal in November.
It normally takes 9-11 months over such cases.
Berlusconi was served the six-year office ban, related to a
tax-fraud conviction, in 2013.
He has argued that the ban was served retrospectively and
therefore unfairly.
The ex-premier has not yet named FI's premier candidate but
has repeatedly touted European Parliament President Antonio
Tajani, an FI member.
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