Race for mayor of Bari, first three-way confrontation. Leccese and Laforgia: “The center-left united in the ballot”. Romito: “We will not take advantage of the investigations”

On the one hand, the center-left, divided with two candidates after the stoppage of the primaries between Michele Laforgia And Vito Leccese but united in the aim of supporting each other in a possible run-off, on the other the centre-right which recently made the Northern League’s candidacy official Fabio Romito. First three-way comparison for the municipal elections of Bari al Graffio on Telenorba.

The split in the center-left in the Bari municipal elections “I don’t see it as a drama from a political point of view”, declared Leccese, mayoral candidate supported by Pd, Verdi and Action during the televised confrontation with Laforgia, supported by M5s and Convention, and Romito, supported by the united centre-right. “We tried to summarize – he added – but we didn’t succeed. However, it was a useful debate in recent months for the city’s program”.

On the future of the city he continued: “Bari has significantly improved compared to the past, it has a strong attraction from a tourist and investment point of view” but “it must recover the relationship with its seafront”.

“Vito Leccese and I are on the same side. Whoever wins will not oust the others and if we have to go to a run-off we will support each other. But it doesn’t surprise me, it would have been surprising if this hadn’t happened”, clarified Laforgia for his part, supported by Convention and M5s, while recording. During the debate the theme linked to the change and growth of the city was also addressed. “No sane person – said Laforgia – can deny that the centre-left has governed for 20 years and has governed well, making the city take enormous steps forward. However, I believe a renewal in the proposal is necessary, I think it should be proposed also a new ruling class”. “The city – he added – has changed, it is very attractive not only for tourism but also for investments. But there is another part of the city that has remained behind, that of the non-central districts, for those districts we need to do more”.

“Ours is a proposal in the name of discontinuity, we ask the city to turn the page after 20 years. I believe that we need to change pace”, said Romito. “What would I save? The relationship, the bond that Antonio Decaro he managed to build with the citizens, they recognize me with that approach. Discontinuity is not a rupture, it is changing the page because an era has ended. Going in discontinuity with respect to many things that didn’t go well.”

On the investigations and the judicial storm that broke out in Bari in recent months, with arrests for an alleged vote swap, Romito argued: “It will not be the centre-right that will benefit from a clear field, it will be the city of Bari that will have advantages from being able to exercise the free right to vote without conditions”. , social hardship, transport, technological innovation, support for youth entrepreneurship”