Vannacci ignites the campaign for the European elections. Crosetto: “Victory for the League and for the army”

Salvini’s choice to focus on the general suspended from service, as expected, divides and causes discussion. The minister also intervenes

ROME – “It had been clear for months that he would do it. He will certainly be elected and the European institutions will be able to enjoy his contribution of ideas and values. I am sure that his presence will help the League electorally. A win-win choice, as they say. For him, for the League and for the army”. With these words Defense Minister Guido Crosetto comments with Affaritaliani.it the independent candidacy of General Roberto Vannacci on the League lists, throughout Italy, in the European elections of next 8-9 June.

Candidacy which, predictably, inflamed the political debate. His positions on civil rights, homosexuality and, most recently, anti-fascism continue to cause discussion.

The Army general, suspended from duty since February 28, is currently busy presenting ‘Courage wins’his second book, which he defines as an “interpretation of the first”, the one in which they are stated the cornerstones of Vannacci-thought.

NARDELLA: “VANNACCI? I WOULD LIKE TO COMPARE YOU ONE ON ONE”

“I would like a one-to-one discussion with Vannacci, I only met him in those few days when he came to Florence. Obviously I don’t share his ideas, I find them very contradictory. I am especially struck by the fact that the League is nominating a gentleman who is the recipient of a disciplinary initiative from the army.” This is what the mayor of Florence and candidate of the Democratic Party for the European elections, Dario Nardella, states, commenting on the sidelines of an event at the Fortezza da Basso on the candidacy of General Roberto Vannacci on the League’s lists. “As a citizen I want to be represented by people in uniform who are neutral because the army uses force to defend our country – adds Nardella – and those who wear a uniform should be neutral, above all they should not write books without being authorized by their direct officers , superior. I am very impressed by this choice, but each party makes its own decisions and chooses its own points of reference.”

GIANI: VANNACCI APPLICATION TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE AND ABSURD

General Roberto’s candidacy for the European elections Vannacci in the League’s lists “is totally inappropriate and absurd, but the less we talk about it the better, because in today’s media-driven society the more we talk about it, the more we play their game”. This is what the president of the Tuscany Region, Eugenio Giani (Pd), stated in response to a question from journalists on the sidelines of the inauguration of the international crafts exhibition at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence. “Inside their minds, Italians realize how absurd it is for a government party to relate to and emphasize such a candidacy in this way – adds Giani – but I repeat: let’s not talk about it”.