“The centre-right does not win any municipality in the first round, all are either in the run-off or are won by the centre-left both with outgoing and capable administrations such as that of Castiglione del Lago but also by snatching municipalities such as that of Marsciano which is won in the first round, so as not to talk about Perugia where 20 points were recovered in a few weeks thanks to the credibility of a candidate and a political project”. This is the “relevant” political fact highlighted by the regional and national representatives of the political forces of the “Patto Avanti” regarding the local elections.
During a conference in front of Palazzo Cesaroni, the broad project of the centre-left which supports the candidate Vittoria Ferdinandi in Perugia was discussed by the PD regional secretary, Tommaso Bori, the regional coordinator of the 5 Star Movement, Thomas De Luca, for Avs the deputy Elisabetta Piccolotti and the regional secretary Fabio Barcaioli, the regional coordinator of Solidarity Democracy-Demos, Riccardo Vescovi, and Maurita Passaquieti for Civici Umbri. For Action, even if not within “Patto Avanti” but within the alliance, the regional coordinator Giacomo Leonelli spoke. “Yesterday a page of history and not news was written” said Bori and then added: “What happened was something relevant and important and it was possible both with the work of the political forces that gave life to the ‘ Patto Avantì that with the addition of fundamental political and civic realities to achieve this historic objective”. Even for De Luca “an achievement was achieved with all matches closed and reopened”. Positive results also for Piccolotti: “We enter many municipalities where we were not present and we are convinced that we can make a significant contribution to the defeat of the right which is in crisis and is not winning and is forced to vote practically everywhere, meaning that there is great suffering and disappointment in the world of centre-right voters”. “We managed to put together the best energies and forces – they highlighted – with a positive and strong candidacy, with concrete proposals for the city, for a recovery that brought us ahead of the centre-right which has governed for 10 years”. “Now – they concluded – we believe that the best is yet to come thanks to the political forces and candidates in the territories. There will be 14 days of fire to affirm that Umbria wants to change”.
