The Mogul Versus the Mayor

It can work [in Naples], as well. There are also the police resources and the people who want to stand up to those organizations. But there the problem is the giant mass that oppresses the people. There, we also have to work to cut away at it as has worked in Sicily, but it is just beginning there. There must also be the certainty of punishment. We need to reinforce the article 41 bis [the Italian law that allows detention of organized-crime suspects without the same certainties of other criminals], we have to apply the laws that are already in place to fight organized crime.

On abortion:
I believe we should keep [abortion legal]. It is a law that has actually reduced the number of abortions, and it is a law that works. We could reinforce the need for prevention rather than changing a law that takes away the responsibility of the woman for her own body.

On how he'd react if one of his daughters declared herself to be a homosexual:
I believe that everyone can choose their sexual orientation. For me it is a problem that simply would not exist.

Correction (published April 1, 2008): The original version of this story incorrectly stated that abortion is illegal in Italy.

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