(ANSA) - Rome, January 10 - Forza Italia leader and
ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday that former Varese
mayor Attilio Fontana is set to be the centre right's candidate
in March's regional elections in Lombardy.
Incumbent Governor Roberto Maroni said Monday that he is not
standing again for personal reasons.
Varese, like Maroni, is a member of the right wing,
Euroskeptic League party.
Former education minister Mariastella Gelmini of Forza Italia
was also being considered.
"I think the centre right candidate for Lombardy will be
Attilio Fontana," Berlusconi told Radio Anch'io.
"(League leader Matteo) Salvini proposed him. We asked for
polls to be done and they gave positive results for the name
given by the League".
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