Former head of Italy's civil
protection agency Guido Bertolaso on Wednesday said he told head
of centre-right Forza Italia party Silvio Berlusconi he's
"available" to run for Rome mayor.
"It was proposed to me, let's say as a possibility,
something that would go beyond parties, like a civic list, but
we'll see," Bertolaso said.
"The city on its knees needs a manager".
"The situation in the city is dramatic, the challenge is
forbidding, but that's why it's even more necessary to have a
manager who's an expert in emergencies to face it," Bertolaso
said.
He called the March primaries "a good idea" but "to
participate you have to have a party card, and I only have a
season pass for AS Roma and a blood donor card".
"The challenge here goes beyond parties, beyond old models.
We'll see".
Bertolaso is currently on trial for manslaughter in
connection with the 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila which killed 309
people.
"There are only a few hearings left and you'll see I'll be
acquitted, because there was no crime committed".
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