Former premier Silvio
Berlusconi said Tuesday he would be "in the field" leading the
centre right in next year's general election no matter what the
European Court of Human Rights decides on his ban from public
office over a tax-fraud conviction. The ECHR starts to hear
Berlusconi's appeal against a 2013 five-year ban on Wednesday
but is not expected to reach a verdict before 6-9 months.
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