«I feel great emotion and immediately say thank you to all those who have me
supported. This band is an honor for me. I will be mayor of all citizens
and the citizens: I will seek a relationship of close collaboration with everyone.”
He said it Elena Carnevali, today (Tuesday 11th) at 5pm in the Sala Specchi of Palazzo Frizzoni, seat of the town hall, where the proclamation of the new mayor of Bergamo took place. Elena Carnevali is the first woman invested with this role in the capital.
The mayor’s sash was given to her by Giorgio Gori, outgoing mayor and his supporter in the electoral campaign: «It is an important day, because Bergamo has its first mayor: a woman takes charge of her city – said Gori -. I am very happy and many have accompanied you on this journey that has brought you here: for them this is a day of great hope and satisfaction.” «They will be years of great commitment and dedication – added Carnevali -. I started in 1999 starting from here and seeing myself today with this band is really exciting. I thank those who accompanied me to this victory, I would say that it was also unexpected. I feel the warmth of the citizens and the responsibility: thanks to those who will be at my side and to all those who will work for the city.”
