“Aside from the fact that for around 180 preferences I didn’t pass as mayor in the first round, I’m really happy with how this first phase went.” To speak Francis Matacena who continues: «We received half of the preferences of those who went to vote, practically doubling the two most significant opponents». The Aversa accountant also stated that he is not thinking about asking for a possible recount of the ballots because «I intend to continue along the guidelines of our electoral campaign which has always seen us respect others, not criticize, but illustrate what we want to do, make people understand what our idea of the city is. We are not interested in anything else.”
Instead, he talks about «comparison still opendespite those who claimed victory too soon” the centre-right candidate Antonio Farinaro who continues: «Our political proposal, attentive to the daily needs of citizens, remains that guaranteed by the coherence and compactness of the coalition I represent, genetic traits of our way of conceiving and expressing the politics. It will be our task to further highlight, in the days that follow, the quality of our program and the need for safe political and administrative management for Aversa, a city that has already experienced too many upheavals and transformations to be able to withstand others.”
«I am pleased with the consensus that my person has received in terms of personal preferences and, above all, I am proud of the behavior adopted in the electoral campaign by the candidates of the centre-right coalition. Among other things, I have to point out that, unlike others, none of them were reported for troubled episodes that they were the object of criticism in the news or that they even came to the attention of the Prosecutor’s Office”.
The centre-left candidate for mayor Mauro Baldascinowho will be watching his competitors compete for the seat of mayor, called his opponents to congratulate of their electoral result and thanked all those who supported and voted for him in recent weeks. «It was a good electoral campaign, which despite starting late and not giving the desired result, – said the exponent progressive – in a short time he built a coalition it’s a political project, anything but obvious in Aversa, which is only destined to grow. I called my opponents to compliment me and ensure everyone wins an incisive and constructive opposition».
But the controversy is around the corner in the center-left with the former Dem deputy mayor Marco Villano who launches broadsides: «We are faced with a disappointing result. Not having reached the ballot hurts. We experienced an electoral campaign that never took off, with a narcotized debate. In the center-left we can only point out that the PD is the first party in the city despite the poor contribution that the president of the regional council gave to the Dem list, causing further damage with the progressive Aversa list. An empty list, where the prime minister has made a mistake by only taking away votes from the Democratic Party which does not take the second seat by 150 votes.”
«It’s an injustice – concludes Villano – That Elena Caterino remain outside the civic assembly due to the strategies of the president of the regional council. For the rest, an excellent job by the Golia group, ours with Marco Girone who received the most votes from the centre-left and with Vincenzo Angelino “mayor” of the Bagno district. Those who thought to overcome the state of things have proven to be unique and out of touch with reality. The president of the regional council, who sent an administration home and determined the pre-election path, did something else with all his men who directly or indirectly also did something else.”
