(ANSA) - Rome, October 20 - Amatrice Mayor Sergio Pirozzi is
reportedly set to run to be Lazio governor in upcoming regional
elections.
Pirozzi was widely praised for his work for the Lazio town,
which was devastated by the August 2016 earthquake in central
Italy.
Most of the 299 people killed in the quake were in Amatrice.
The online edition of daily newspaper Il Messaggero reported
that Pirozzi will stand at the helm of a centre-right civic
list.
Amatrice mayor to stand for Lazio governor - report
Pirozzi won widespread praise in work for quake-hit town