Frost. There will be days dedicated to “propping up the lists”. The vice-president Ars Nuccio Di Paola, as guarantor of the political agora, put his signature at the bottom of the candidacy for mayor of the former councilor Terenziano Di Stefano. The civic exponent, after many intermediate steps, also obtained the yes of the Dems and in this last phase of the autonomists. In the coalition, clearly, there is no shortage of five-star members who last week, during a party demonstration in the city, reiterated their choice with conviction. Di Stefano’s alliance also has rather different colors but aims to act as a counterbalance to the two-headed centre-right, divided between Scerra’s supporters and those of the engineer Cosentino. “As far as we are concerned, the Five Star Movement list is made up of non-imposed candidates – says Di Paola – we are not looking for votes at any cost but we want stories, candidates who have an important, personal, political and social role. Franca Evangelista’s presence is a success for us. Her story of fighting against the mafia and the extortion racket talks about her. The joining of city councilor Paola Giudice is another great achievement. Relations with the Democratic Party? We should ask them. Councilor Giudice has never been a candidate with the Democratic Party and I don’t know that she was part of it. However, I know that the Democratic Party is nominating one of our representatives. Everyone makes the choices they think are best.” Di Paola’s reference is to Antonio Cuvato. The president of the “Viviamo Manfria” association, a historic M5s exponent, will be in the administrative elections under the symbol of the Democratic Party and explained that he did not agree with the step taken by the Grillini in structuring the lists. The strategy, he said, did not convince him. Between democrats and exponents of the Five Star Movement, the current relations, also due to what has happened in other territorial contexts, are probably not at their best. However, they decided to be together in the city, in support of a progressive candidacy, open to civic, autonomist and various expressions of opposition to the national and regional governments. In fact, with Di Stefano there is also South calls North of Cateno De Luca. “The lists must be presented after May 10 – adds Di Paola – there is still time to shore them up. We do not exclude other important grafts. We will then take stock of the situation with a coalition meeting. We are often in contact with Di Stefano and he updates us on everything.”
