Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has announced that he will run for the upper house of the Parliament (Senate) on September 25, Report informs.
The 85-year-old politician made the remarks in an interview with Radio 1.
"I think I will run for the Senate. With this, I will fulfil many requests," he stressed.
Berlusconi is the leader of the Forza Italia Party, which is part of the centre-right coalition together with the Brothers of Italy and Lega parties. The latest polls show that this coalition has a high probability of winning the election to be held in the fall.