Manfredonia. “In reference to the post published by the Regional Councillor Paolo Campo I would like to observe the following, in order to re-establish a minimum substratum, in terms of truth, regarding the matter in question. I note first of all that my candidacy, as mayor, appears to be civic, similarly to the underlying administrative political project, welcomed with favor by Forza Italia and Fratelli D’Italia. Furthermore, in this case, I hold a managerial position in a regional body not having headquarters in Manfredonia, nor serving in our city, unlike the managers and employees portrayed in the photos in question, inside the PD headquarters. The latter employees hold professional positions in service at the Municipality of Manfredonia, where vice versa the administrative electoral competition will be celebrated in the short term”.
“I therefore believe that the two cases present substantial and not merely formal differences, worthy, on the part of councilor Campo, of better cause.
The provisions, which lead to the emergence of perceived doubts regarding the legitimacy of the aforementioned conduct, carried out by municipal managers and employees, they were widely cited in my post, dated May 22nd: these are constitutional provisions (art. 98 of the Constitution) and state regulations (Presidential Decree n.62/2013)“.
“The reference made to the exercise of civil and political rights is therefore misleading, given that a different discipline is highlighted, which concerns public employees, as they are in service in a municipality involved in electoral operations. A question arises spontaneously: which municipal manager will be responsible for the activities of the electoral office? Therefore the attitude of the person who replies, with respect to specific observations, invoking specious and clearly unfounded elements, from a logical rather than a legal point of view, is shameful”, concludes Ugo Galli.
PAOLO CAMPO’S POST
“An unbearable mess fueled by the centre-right is mounting over the active participation of some municipal employees in the political community of the Democratic Party of Manfredonia. We ignore the fact that their mayoral candidate is an employee of Arif, an agency of the Puglia Region, we are really curious to know what the rule is that prohibits a Public Administration employee from registering with a political party and exercising active participation in the initiatives of a political party.
“Both the mayoral candidate and a centre-right parliamentarian, in support of their absurd theses, refer to constitutional duty, for the employees of the Public Administration, to behave with discipline and honor and respect the principles of good performance and impartiality of the administration. Obviously, the Constitution refers to the exercise of the functions of an employee or manager, certainly not to the exercise of the civil and political rights recognized to every Italian citizen”.
“It is simply shameful that a manager of the Public Administration, such as the centre-right mayoral candidate, and a deputy of the Republic endorse with their declarations and even with a question to the Minister of the Interior the nonsense artfully circulated online and on social media. It is simply shameful that employees, officials and managers of the Municipality of Manfredonia are being banned, whose correctness, impartiality and seriousness has never been questioned in the slightest by any other institution or authority of the State. It is simply shameful that the candidates and representatives of the center right cannot find other arguments to get a shred of attention from the press.”
