The centre left and their ally, the
populist 5-Star Movement (M5S) on Friday agreed on a joint
candidate for Calabrian governor this autumn, businesswoman and
regional UNICEF chief Maria Antonietta Ventura.
Ventura, 53, is chairman of the Ventura Group, which operates in
the sector of making railway armaments.
She lives and works at San Lucido near Cosenza in northern
Calabria.
"I'm still stunned," she told ANSA.
"I'm trying to recover from the shock. It's a completely new
situation which I must get used to as soon as possible.
"I accepted as soon as they put me up for the candidacy".
Ventura will be up against businessman and centre-right Forza
Italia (FI) House Whip Roberto Occhiuto, the centre right's
candidate.
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