«Salis effect? The result of the Regionals was the result of a virtuous circle: we did not spare ourselves in the area, even sacrificing our personal careers. But we certainly can’t wait to hug her, she’s one of us.” Alice Ravinale is the first elected member of Avs in Turin and the third of all parties in the city and province constituency. The big surprise of these elections is the Green and Left Alliance, which will have 4 of its members sitting in Palazzo Lascaris.
Did you expect such success?
«No, not like that, absolutely. But the surprises began on Sunday evening, when we started to see results in double figures (for the European Championships) even in the suburbs.”
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Paolo Varetto
June 11, 2024
What is this result due to?
«To a credible national project and to being rooted in the territory. In particular in Turin, for three years now, many young people have put their time and intelligence at the service of a better world.”
And it is precisely the young people who voted for you…
«Yes, we are bringing people back to vote who had never voted, the very young, or who no longer voted. Abstention increased by 10%, while for Brussels we received 15 thousand more votes than the Politicians. We need to trust young people, stop paternalism and treat them like stickers.”
Have the issues you are fighting on also won?
«It certainly rewarded our ability to be radical on issues on which little clarity is no longer expected: Palestine, the environment, but also the Mirafiori affair on which for a year we have been saying that there is a real emergency (and it is not a typical of an ecological force). But the method also counts, because we are reconstituting the clubs in the area and the desire to engage in politics in a disinterested way.”
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Giulia Ricci
June 11, 2024
The climate emergency was not touched much in this campaign…
«Disappearance, because it is thought (erroneously, and we prove it) that it does not bring consensus because it means calling into question the lifestyle habits of citizens, as with the car. But Cirio’s indifference on this is a crime and we will fight.”
The other fights to be done in the Regional Council?
“The defense of women, public health starting from the conditions of those who work, transport, access to housing, which is a disaster in Turin.”
Will he leave his position in the Municipality?
“Of course, I have no intention of holding a double role.”
Will whoever replaces her continue to oppose Mayor Lo Russo internally?
«Of course we will keep the point, in a constructive way but without being afraid to demonstrate our diversity of views on some issues, the latest being the appointment of the Security Councilor. It is also good for the majority to make it clear that they are an expression of different points of view.”
How do you also think that the center-left should have started the campaign earlier?
«Of course, together with the M5S: going divided and doing it in pursuit was a gift to Cirio».
Will you oppose hard?
«If our result is also confirmed, we will try to be a support for all those who do not want to see this film of the governor’s smiles and tranquility again (sometimes even together with mayor Lo Russo)».—
