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Italy: ‘If the presidential system is voted for, Mattarella must resign’, Berlusconi said

The former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, in his radio interview today, emphasized that “he hopes that a constitutional reform can be approved, which provides for the adoption of the presidential system”. “In this case, the president of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, would have to resign so that the new president could be elected, who could be himself again,” added “Cavaliere”.

This statement by Berlusconi provoked a series of reactions: “first he fired Draghi, now he is referring to Mattarella. I think Silvio Berlusconi is out of control. He should resign, not President Mattarella,” wrote Carlo Calenda on Twitter. head of the centrist party Azione (Action).

“This attack on President Mattarella proves that the right is dangerous for the country. The president is a stable point of reference for our country, but the right wants to change the Constitution for the worse,” added the secretary of the center-left Democratic Party. Enrico Leta.

“These statements cause great concern. The masks are falling and we see that the center-right does not even want a president who guarantees the implementation of the constitution”, finally emphasized the Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Five Star executive Luigi Di Maio.

SOURCE: APE-ME

Source: Capital

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