Italian govt 'rooting' for Fitto to be new Commissioner

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 17 - Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti and Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Wednesday both backed European Affairs Minister Raffaele Fitto to become Italy's member of the new EU Commission.
    "He's our candidate," Giorgetti told reporters when asked Fitto becoming a Commissioner.
    "He's the horse that's running. We're rooting for him".
    Tajani spoke about this hypothesis at the final press conference of the G7 Trade meeting in Calabria.
    "If it is him, and I am in favour of that, we will talk with the premier to see what will happen, who will take his place, how the government will decide to distribute the portfolios," Tajani said.
    "But it is a decision that is up to the premier alone," he added. (ANSA).