Pittella: 'For Pd-5s we are like Jews to be sent to die' Then the apology: 'Deeply sorry' - News.com.au. The former Lucanian governor then specifies that he "proposed to Chiorazzo, for the umpteenth time, to make a pact this evening with me as a candidate for president" "I am deeply sorry for what happened and I apologize with anyone who may have felt offended," says Pittella.