Nicola Zingaretti, the leader of
the centre-left Democratic Party, on Tuesday mooted the idea of
Holocaust survivor and life Senator Liliana Segre being elected
Italian president in the future.
Segre, 89, was recently given a security detail after a
stream of antisemitic posts and threats.
She was at the centre of a political row after Italy's
rightwing and centre-right parties abstained in a vote on her
proposal to create a panel against racism, discrimination,
antisemitism and Web-based hate.
"Liliana Segre is a great personality and she would be
excellent for the role," said Zingaretti.
"She is one of the reference points of our country's
democracy".
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