Forza Italia rebel Fitto set to stand in Puglia - update

(ANSA) - Rome, March 19 - Forza Italia dissident Raffaele Fitto is thinking of standing for the governorship of Puglia in May, allies said Thursday. The top critic of ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi's leadership would be up against the centre right's official candidate, oncologist Francesco Schittulli. Fitto, an MP since 2006 and now also an MEP, was previously Puglia governor from 2000 to 2005, and minister for regional affairs from 2008 to 2011.