Monti denies opening up to left-wing SEL
Outgoing premier talks to ANSA about post-election scenarios
13 February, 16:41
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(ANSA) - Rome, February 13 - Outgoing Italian Premier Mario
Monti on Wednesday denied having dropped reservations about
being in government with the left-wing SEL party of Puglia
Governor Nichi Vendola.
"There has not been any type of opening on my part with
Vendola," Monti, who is standing on a reform ticket for the
February 24-25 election that is backed by centrist parties, told
ANSA.SEL is allied with the main centre-left Democratic Party and the coalition was in front in the polls before a pre-election blackout of opinion surveys kicked in last week.
However, many pundits say that the centre left may need Monti's support to have a working majority in parliament even if it comes top in the election. photo: Outgoing Italian Premier Mario Monti with ANSA Editor-in-Chief Luigi Contu.
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