Despite the rain, demonstrations were also held in Ragusa in honor of the 78th anniversary of the foundation of the Italian Republic.
The armed forces and bodies present in the province took part in the demonstration coordinated and organized by the Prefecture.
The Prefect of Ragusa, Giuseppe Ranieri, presided over the ceremony, together with civil, military and religious authorities.
The mayors of the province were present in full, with the justified absences of Cassì and Ammatuna who marched in the group of 300 Italian mayors at the Fori Imperiali in Rome.
The message of the President of the Republic
“Celebrating the seventy-eight years of the birth of the Italian Republic recalls the values of our identity and of a far-sighted and wise Constitution – writes the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, in a message to the Chief of Defense Staff, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone on the occasion of 2 June -, the fruit of the extraordinary rebirth that began with the Liberation struggle. Independence and freedom are achievements that must be defended every day, in communion of intent and with the ability to cooperate for the common good.”
“The Fathers of the Homeland were aware of the risks and limits of closure in national contexts and dreamed of an Italy open to Europe, close to the peoples who were fighting for their freedoms everywhere in the world”, Mattarella’s message. “Our contribution – and in it the Armed Forces – to the cause of international peace and stability is more precious than ever in today’s situation characterized by devastation and aggression against civilian populations in Europe and the Middle East”, added President Mattarella in the message.
photo Salvo Bracchitta
republic day, Giuseppe Ranieri, Prefect of Ragusa, ragusa
