By Di Centa to Karrer and Polillo Here the Marchini team – BBC

the Protomoteca the Capitol was packed, the air conditioning does not work, the supporters of Alfio Marchini Silvio Berlusconi and mark their names and waving flags. Two of them, the former premier and candidate for mayor of Rome pass by “corridors” of the Senatorial Palace interior to prevent microphones and cameras and are right at the table with the busts of poets behind (from Petrarch to Ariosto) to present “the team” Marchini, if the entrepreneur will win the election.

Bertolaso ​​applauded warmly

of course there is Guido Bertolaso, who is the warmest applause of the room, which for the moment is coordinating the working group and that it should then be in charge of a unit of Metro crisis. Then Alessandra Atripaldi (lawyer with Consob), Pier Luigi Bartolomei (Dean of Elis school), former champion of cross-country skiing Manuela Di Centa, Professor Cesare Greek (cadiologo and member of the Scientific Council Eurispes), the urban planner Francis Karrer, State councilor Antonio Malaschini, engineer Manuela Manenti expert on school construction, the former deputy commander of Finance Ugo Marchetti, Agostino Miozzo, an expert on migration processes in the Mediterranean, the former Economy Undersecretary Gianfranco Polillo, l ‘ expert in sustainable planning Mary Prezioso. Missing in Michele Placido’s room, to which Marchini will entrust a role on the outskirts. Marchini said: “This team is used to immediately give accurate response to citizens. For example this morning we had a meeting over the potholes. I’m not Superman, you need a top-notch team to review the model of Rome. “

Berlusconi “center-right must remain united”

Berlusconi may just took the floor to point out the general situation: “in Rome we run divided by the League and FDI because the other two parties have marched by candidates which we had identified, but this does not mean that the center-right coalition

and over. This situation is only Roman, because the center is clear that the general election only wins if it remains united. ” Then the word back to the candidate: “Our alliance with Berlusconi is among free. I have never seen a leader to accept such a choice without any conditions but Berlusconi is a brave and passionate man. We demonstrated that the civic movement does not melt like snow in the sun, but remains in the field. ” Furthermore, “Without us Marino would remain. A sign there was neither the right nor the Five Stars. We have a twenty-year plan for Rome, we want to return to being a great capital. ” Then Berlusconi: “We found an agreement on the civic movement, because he has no other ambition but to help Rome break free from decay to get her back what must have: a Capital. And then only Marchini can beat the candidate of the Five Star in the runoff. I must then make a special tribute to Guido Bertolaso, who gave us his “yes” suffered. Rome needs men of the do’s and the bla bla bla samples. ”

Still on national affairs

Even Berlusconi, which moves the pull on domestic affairs: “the conjunction between electoral law and constitutional reform brings us to a dangerous situation for democracy. Renzi is a bulimia of power. He says he will never Bulgarian edict on Rai like me? I never did, I just answered a question of entrepreneurs who asked me to three characters (Luttazzi, Biagi and Santoro, ed) who used Rai to campaign against me. They asked, but will remain? And I said yes, hoping not to use television in a criminal way. I never spoke on Rai to chase someone or limit their presence. ” Berlusconi insists: “We have two appointments: these elections and then the referendum. Renzi send home. You have to go and vote, for Rome and for Italy’s freedom. “

May 22, 2016 (modified May 22, 2016 | 13 : 23)

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