(ANSA) - Rome, April 19 - Former civil protection chief Guido Bertolaso left a meeting with Forza Italia (FI) leader Silvio Berlusconi Tuesday saying the centre-right former premier had given him his "unconditional support" as FI's Rome mayoral candidate saying "I am the right person to lead Rome".
Berlusconi had been reported as thinking of pulling his support from Bertolaso and switching it to the Northern League's candidate, Brothers of Italy leader Georgia Meloni, amid polls showing Bertolaso lagging far behind.
Bertolaso gets 'unconditional' Berlusconi support
'I am best person to run Rome'