(ANSA) - TURIN, AUGUST 30 - "For us, the investment in the victory in Turin, on Stefano Lo Russo mayor, is a national investment. We have the ambition to make the city one of the capitals of our country back and ours is a strong commitment through a candidacy with which we are competitive and confident of the final result ".
Thus the secretary of the Democratic Party Enrico Letta confirms support for the center-left candidate for mayor.
"Stefano - adds Letta - has the spirit of a Turin nerd winning for this city. I confirm the commitment of the national Democratic Party to ensure that the coalition that supports him is successful and we are confident that it is. Victory for the center-left in Turin is possible and within reach of but no". To those who remind him that the polls give the center-right challenger Paolo Damilano the advantage, Letta replies: "what matters is not the polls, but the unity of the coalition, the electoral campaign and the competences. Lo Russo will be like Tortu at the Olympics with the English - he smiles-, who thought he was in front but then Tortuha won ". (HANDLE).