Monti Rushes to Exit, Bersani Seeks ‘Insane’ Person’s Job
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Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti can’t wait to quit. Pier Luigi Bersani, who has first shot at replacing Monti, said only a lunatic would want to.
“Believe me, only an insane person would want to govern at this moment,” Bersani said yesterday in a meeting with rival lawmakers as he sought to persuade them to support his bid to form a government.