Mario Monti: political perspectives
Michel Angelo - Sistine Chapel ceiling As Italians will choose a new government in elections on 24 -25 February, the international press comments and evaluates the chances for “il professore” to lead Italy again. As a lifetime senator, Mario Monti cannot run for office but can take part in an election campaign and can return to the post of prime minister if asked by a party or coalition. BBC News Online 27 December 2012 Last updated at 19:40 GMT L'Osservatore Romano [the Vatican’s newspaper] said Mr Monti, a loyal Catholic, had launched an appeal to restore the most noble sense of politics to Italy. The Pope, in his Christmas message, urged Italians to reflect on "a hierarchy of values when making the most important of choices". The remark was widely interpreted as coming close to endorsing the technocrat leader. On Christmas Day, Mr Monti sent his first tweet, calling for political renewal: "There is no point in...