Overview
- Lovati’s run, announced Tuesday on Mattino Cinque by his lawyer Fabrizio Gallo, will carry support from Democrazia Sovrana Popolare led by Marco Rizzo.
- In a Corriere della Sera interview he said he will not leave the legal profession after earlier reports said he would step away.
- Disciplinary inquiries are still open as he faces scrutiny for saying he took cash payments from his former client’s family and for combative TV appearances tied to the Garlasco case.
- He reported receiving phone death threats about a month before the announcement, including a warning that referenced banker David Rossi’s 2013 death.
- Vigevano votes in May, and the minor party’s endorsement could boost his visibility without guaranteeing broad support in the city.