Frost. “You don’t have to apply by force. Never like this time have I noticed political inconsistencies galore. Even more so, I decided to remain consistent and respect my values.” The former city secretary of the Democratic Party Guido Siragusa, in the weeks preceding the filing of the lists, seemed close to entering the field among the progressive ranks. Instead, he decided not to engage in an active path. “Everyone asked me to run, on every side – he underlines – I had different proposals. I could have placed myself on lists where I could have achieved results. Even these requests, coming from every coalition, in my opinion are a sign of strong confusion. I declined. Politics can be done outside the city council, as political volunteering. If someone were to ask me for a contribution of ideas, I could also provide it.” The former deputy mayor Terenziano Di Stefano, who has the support of the Democratic Party in the coalition of seven lists, has long relied on a candidacy from the former leader of the local PD. “I tried to fuel a certain enthusiasm in myself, to test myself again. Let’s say that in the end it failed. The Democratic Party? I noticed that none of the elders took the field and ran for office. Moreover, no one in the party pushed hard for my candidacy. I think I’m a fish out of water. I don’t want to cause controversy. Probably – he adds – I told too many truths. I notice a certain sense of rejection towards myself. This makes me sad because I joined the Democratic Party out of conviction, in a dark period, when no one wanted to join the party. I have always tried to give a coherent and sincere contribution. I decided not to run also to respond, in a certain way, to someone within the party who tried to denigrate me.”
