Berlusconi announces he will contest MEP elections, 25 years since his entrance in the political sphere

Almost 25 years since his ‘entrance’ in the political fray, the Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced he will run in the European Parliament election in May.

“At my lovely age, I’ve decided out of a sense of responsibility to head for Europe where there is a lack of deep thinking about the world,” said Berlusconi, 82, in Sardinia on the first stop of his campaign tour, Ansa reported.

With my knowledge, my experience and my ability to convince, I can play an important role and make European citizens understand that we risk moving away from Western values,” Berlusconi added, according to EuroNews.

European Parliament President Antonio Tajani, a member of Berlusconi’s Forza Italia party, welcomed the announcement on Twitter.

“Excellent news of Berlusconi’s candidature for the European elections! I was sure that he would run again to defend the freedom and right of citizens to get a job and not to be harassed by unfair taxes!” Tajani tweeted.