«The important thing is to put an X on a presidential candidate who is not Alberto Cirio». With these words the Turin Northern League candidate Sara Zambaia invites, in a sort of way video tutorial aimed at its votersnot to vote for the outgoing governor of Piedmont also supported by the League.
«I’ll show you how to do it split vote», begins the outgoing regional councilor who presents herself on the electoral ticket with her party partner and president of the outgoing regional council Stefano Allasia. «Out of sympathy, I choose the candidate for president of the 5 Star Movement Sarah Disabato». Needless to say, the video sent Cirio was furious.
«This is a video recorded to respond to the specific request of some voters of the 5 Star Movement and the left who wanted to understand how they could support their candidate for president, but at the same time express their preference for the League’s candidates, recognizing the great work we have done in recent years” Zambaia and Allasia justify themselvesdefining the affair as “a vulgar political exploitation”.
«The video was private»
According to the two Northern League candidates it was «a private and targeted video message that evidently someone wanted to spread among the vulgar attempt to create a controversy that doesn’t exist (there is no reference to Disabato in the video published on social media): our centre-right coalition, led by president Alberto Ciriohas been compact for five years and will continue to be so for the next few years because in Cirio we have identified, already in 2019 and also today, the best captain. Our respect for Cirio is there for all to see: our electoral, paper and social material and all the work of this legislature fully underline the great work of the governor who, just to reiterate, knows that for many years he has been able to fully count on the loyalty and support of the League and his advisors ».
Salvini: «Cirio has the full support of the League»
And the secretary of the League intervenes directly in the case Matteo Salvini on the sidelines of the presentation of his book «Controvento» underway in Naples: what broke out in Piedmont is a case «that does not concern the League – he explains – Cirio is a great governor, he has the full support of the League and if someone thinks differently they do so on a personal basis.” “I think – added Salvini – that Cirio and the centre-right will win with more than twenty points behind in Piedmont”.
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