Monti to Head Centrist List in Senate Race in Italian Election
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Caretaker Prime Minister Mario Monti said he would head a unified list of centrist political forces in the Senate vote of Italy’s national elections in February, effectively joining the race to become the country’s next premier.
Monti, speaking in a televised press conference in Rome, said he would lead the moderate groups supporting his political agenda announced Dec. 23. Monti’s announcement today takes his political role in the upcoming vote a step further after saying five days ago that he would “consider” a request to seek the premiership in the election.