1 9 8 7 , ▁later ▁condem ned ▁for ▁cor ruption , ▁in ▁the ▁trial ▁Man i ▁Pul ite . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 s ▁he ▁started ▁working ▁for ▁Studio ▁A per to , ▁the ▁news ▁program ▁of ▁Sil v io ▁Ber lus con i ' s ▁TV ▁channel ▁Italia ▁ 1 , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁became ▁director ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁T oti ▁became ▁also ▁director ▁of ▁T g 4 , ▁replacing ▁the ▁long - time ▁one ▁Em ilio ▁F ede . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁T oti ▁entered ▁politics ▁as ▁political ▁coun sel or ▁of ▁Ber lus con i ' s ▁party ▁For za ▁Italia . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁European ▁election ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁with ▁ 1 4 8 , 2 9 1 ▁votes . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁he ▁presented ▁his ▁candid acy ▁to ▁become ▁President ▁of ▁Lig uria ▁in ▁the ▁regional ▁election ▁of ▁May ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁centre - right ▁coal ition ▁composed ▁of ▁Northern ▁League , ▁Brothers ▁of ▁Italy , ▁New ▁Centre - Right ▁and ▁T oti ' s ▁party ▁FI . ▁After ▁the ▁election , ▁T oti ▁was ▁elected ▁President ▁with ▁ 3 4 . 4 % ▁of ▁votes , ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Democratic ▁candidate ▁R aff a ella ▁P ait a . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 8 ▁birth s