GENOA – The judicial investigation that overwhelmed the Liguria Region and led to the arrest, among others, of President Giovanni Toti (under house arrest since May 7th and who will be questioned by prosecutors tomorrow ed), also arrived like a hurricane in the city council. The mayor of Genoa Marco Bucci he will be heard by the magistrates as a person informed of the facts but he is not under investigation, already in previous councils he had opened the session by commenting on the difficult period that the city is going through. “We keep going, we won’t stop” reiterated Marco Bucci. In the usual Tuesday appointment, yesterday, the opposition had asked for explanations on the port, in relation to the breakwater, but the majority group leaders had rallied around the mayor. “We do not comment on wiretaps” reiterated the centre-right parties.
“It is a choice made as group leaders and as political forces, the mayor has spoken twice in previous council meetings and when the event was imminentand in the following week to clarify his position and that of the Municipality – Vince Genova’s group leader explained to Primocanale in the city council Paolo Gozzi -. The minority wanted to focus on journalistic indiscretions and investigative materials which are wiretaps, and place them at the center of the council debate. These aspects linked to the work of the judiciary cannot enter the red chamber. This is the right choice for the division of duties and responsibilities.”
Then comes the warning not to stop, not to block the works in Genoa. “There is concern because the situation is serious and there is active apprehension with repercussions that they do not lead to a new blockade of the works involved in these situations” remarks Gozzi, who relies on a popular saying, “don’t throw the baby away with the bathwater”. In short, no to inaction, even though the risk of stopping is more than a fear. There are several scenarios that could arise, including the possible resignation of the (suspended) president Giovanni Toti and early voting. At the window is the future of the civic lists, starting from that of president Toti, passing through Vince Genova and Genova Domani.
“Thinking about elections is premature but both the local and regional future requires a civic push, no one can do without civic lists, just as the latter cannot do without parties – comments Vince Genova group leader Paolo Gozzi -. Our lists and those of Toti must not be dispersed and could be brought to a regional table at a time when boundaries are increasingly blurred. Our council group has experience and can make its contribution”. While waiting to understand what the future of Liguria will be, the civic movements are thinking about today and tomorrow.
