MOSCOW, April 29 (RIA Novosti) - The wife of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, criticized on Wednesday her husband's intention to bring young women from the world of entertainment into parliament, according to regional media.
Berlusconi wants to bring young women with a background in the entertainment industry into his People of Freedom party in a bid to refresh its image ahead of European Parliament elections in June.
In a letter cited by Italian media, Veronica Lario, a former actress, described her husband's plan as "shameless rubbish."
"Me and my children... are victims, not accomplices in this situation," Italy's Corriere quoted Lario as saying.
Berlusconi, who was forced to apologize to his wife in 2007 for addressing a young woman with the words: "If I wasn't married, I would marry you straight away," has not commented on his wife's criticism.
