The League of Florence is thinking of nominating General Roberto Vannacci for the City Council, who has already announced that he wants to run for the European elections. FDI “we are serious…”
The two candidacies for Vannacci (European and municipal) would be possible. It was the group leader of the Carroccio at Palazzo Vecchio Federico Bussolin who put forward the hypothesis. “I think it’s a feasible operation, I wouldn’t mind – explains Bussolin -. I confirm that the idea is there. I say to myself: why not? I indirectly sent the proposal and I hope to have an answer by the end of the week. In the first instance I will talk to him.” On possible objections from Fdi? “I don’t speak for Fdi – adds Bussolin -. However, I have not found any colleagues from Fdi, even in the city council, who have said no to this idea”.
“I’m thinking of the never list, not that of the League. But a bit of seriousness is needed: if you run for the European elections it means you want to be a member of the European Parliament, if you run for the municipality it means you want to be a municipal councilor. May he be correct in his choice. If he seeks the votes of the Florentines to be a city councilor, then let him do so.” This is what the group leader of FdI at Palazzo Vecchio Alessandro Draghi declared regarding the possibility that the League in Florence could nominate General Roberto Vannacci as city councilor.
Vannacci who meanwhile thinks about how to ‘show up’ on the ballot papers. “Put the name “General” on the European Championship card? Why not, I’m thinking about it. After all, the Five Star guy (Dino Giarrusso, ed.) had “Iena” written last time. I think “Generale” could also fit in”. This is what Roberto Vannacci said in Lucca – as reported by - – while presenting his book “Courage wins”.
In Lucca, we still read on the Corsera website, Vannacci shows up wearing a t-shirt with his face and eyes covered by the writing “Ignore it”. “It’s a Democratic Party meme – he explained – I thought it was nice to steal it from him. After all, Schlein wants to run his election campaign using my name and I help them with this.”
The general then returns to defend himself for his words about disabled people: “they have been misrepresented” and “this is also demonstrated by the numerous phone calls from families with disabled children, who share my reasoning”. To the journalist who then pressed him on the statement “Mussolini a statesman”, Vannacci replied: “I can repeat it as many times as you like: it’s a truth. The Italian language says this: that Mussolini was a statesman is indisputable. And the Larousse encyclopedia also says so, under the heading “Mussolini” there is the definition: homme d’État. Even the French say so.” Vannacci reserves his last look at the project of the United States of Europe: “It’s something that won’t come true. I’ll give you an example: I am ready to die for Italy, to send my children to die for our homeland. Do you find me someone who is ready to die for Europe?
