Legendary for a spectrum of reasons across Italian politics, Silvio Berlusconi has announced his candidacy for the European Parliamentary Elections on 26 May.
On a national tour of ahead of administrative elections taking place in Italy next month, he told the people of Quartu in Sardinia that he intends to stand.
“With my knowledge, my experiences and my ability to convince, I think I can play an important role and make European citizens understand that we risk moving away from Western values,” he said during the address.