Eugenio Giani, president of the Tuscany Region (photo gonews.it)
“On 7 and 8 June 1970, the Italian citizens residing in the fifteen Regions with ordinary statute envisaged by the 1948 Constitution were called to elect the regional Councils. This also happened in Tuscany, where more than 95 percent of the electoral body went to the polls (exactly 95.89 percent, ed.) Thus began the long history of the Tuscany Region, of which the 54th anniversary is celebrated today. Making a detailed assessment of over half a century of regional administration is not easy and this is not the place either. However, it is important to highlight how Tuscany, thanks also to the regional institution, has consolidated itself as a land in which innovation and tradition integrate in an optimal way. Tuscany is the land in which municipal freedoms were born, in which they were established social struggles for work and freedom, which therefore has legitimate reasons to be proud of its values, which are values of integration, tolerance, social well-being, culture, sport, progress and redistribution of wealth. The model of social cohesion and economic development that guides us, combined with the traditions of good governance, makes Tuscany one of the most advanced areas in Europe. Celebrating the 54 years of life of the Region with the Carabinieri Fanfare, the historic weapon of the Italian police forces, strengthens the sense of democracy, participation and security, which inspires our action”.
This was stated by the president of the Tuscany Region, Eugenio Giani, speaking today, Sunday 16 June, at the celebration of the 54th anniversary of the birth of the Tuscany Region which took place in Piazza Duomo, in Florence, in front of the headquarters of the Presidency of the Regional Council , where the Carabinieri Fanfare performed.
Source: Tuscany Region – Press office
