ROME (Reuters) - Centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani is expected to propose former Senate speaker Franco Marini as candidate for Italy's president, on Wednesday, risking a split in his Democratic Party a day before voting begins.
A PD source said Marini, a prominent Catholic and former leader of the moderate CISL union, would be put forward at a party meeting shortly. He would also have the backing of Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right bloc and the centrists led by Prime Minister Mario Monti, the source said.
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