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Italy Monti declines comment on running for election

November 23, 2012 5:35 PM GMT

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti declined to comment on Friday when asked for his reaction to remarks from President Giorgio Napolitano who said that Monti could not stand as a candidate in next year's parliamentary election.

"I have no comment to make," he said at a news conference after a European Council meeting in Brussels.

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Napolitano said on Thursday that Monti's status as Senator for Life meant he could not run for parliament, dampening growing speculation that the former European Commissioner could join a centrist force to contest the election, expected in March.

(Reporting By James Mackenzie)

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