May 21, 2024, 07:00
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PALERMO – He was lively and vigorous, Gianfranco Miccichècommenting with LiveSicilia.it his ‘first seventy years’. And he was indulgent with himself, as can happen to people who, trying to escape a labyrinth, think they have found Ariadne’s thread.
On the infamous drug affair he said: ““I have a public role, I am a regional parliamentarian, I have to account for my actions. That’s a mistake, but I have never hurt anyone except myself and my family.” It seemed (almost) like water under the bridge.
But the judicial news brought him back into the limelight in a way that, of course, the protagonist would not have wanted, due to the story of the blue car and its use which was contested as improper. He defended himself: “My staff and I have always worked and acted with the utmost transparency and rigor.”
The investigation will take its course. However, the supervening ‘grain’ represents a heavy image collapse, precisely at the moment in which Gianfranco Miccichè he was attempting to retool his return to politics.
A scene from a leading man, for example, it had been set up during a meeting with two candidates for the European elections for Forza Italia: Marco Falcone and Caterina Chinnici. A public meeting between the persistent frondism towards the president of the Region, Renato Schifaniand the desire to count again.
“I claim the right to be there and to do politics. I love politics, I don’t want positions.” It was the voice of the feeling of a recluse who returned to breathe, deeply, the air of home. It was the longed-for anticipation of a strongly desired, albeit not very easy, rebirth.
Now, however, the stage has changed again. There are very detailed accusations to face. According to the charges, even the house cat was transported in the blue car. Many words will still be said and written in many places. But one thing already appears certain, without a shadow of a doubt: the cat is innocent.
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May 21, 2024, 07:00
