Ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi said
Tuesday the centre right coalition was awaiting the results of
polling against the centre-left opponent in Lombardy before
picking between former Varese mayor Attilio Fontana and former
education minister Mariastella Gelmini as their governor
candidate in regional elections on March 4.
"We are waiting to see how they perform" in the polls against
the Democratic Party (PD) candidate, Bergamo Mayor Giorgio Gori,
said the three-time ex-premier and centre-right Forza Italia
(FI) leader.
Fontana is a candidate proposed by FI's main ally, the
League, in place of incumbent Governor Roberto Maroni of the
League, who has said he is not standing again for personal
reasons.
The other allies in the coalition are the nationalist
Brothers of Italy (FdI) and a small centrist group.
The elections in Lombardy - and also in Lazio - are taking
place on the same day as the general election.
photo: Berlusconi with Gelmini on November 17
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