Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday
described Premier Matteo Renzi's government as an "illegitimate
regime". The three-time premier and leader of the opposition
centre-right Forza Italia (FI) party also said he intends to
continue in front-line politics even though he is 79. "We are in
a country that is slave to an illegitimate regime," Berlusconi
said at a book presentation. "Renzi is there against the will of
the voters". Former Florence mayor Renzi came to power in
February 2014 after ousting his predecessor, fellow Democratic
Party (PD) member Enrico Letta. "Renzi puts his men everywhere,
as seen with the finance police," added Berlusconi. "It's a real
regime". Berlusconi also said he felt obliged to keep
campaigning. "My sense of responsibility forces me to stay on
the field out of love for Italy, without any personal
ambitions," he said. "If I'm not there, we (the centre right)
will become the third pole behind the PD and the
(anti-establishment) 5-Star Movement".
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