All the leaders, starting from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, together with Catania, to return the center-right in Sicily to the glories of Berlusconi's times, those of the famous 61 to zero. They take a selfie from the stage to reiterate the value of the unity of a coalition that aims to make the en plein on the island to the next administrative elections in order to confirm the honeymoon between the government and the country eight months after the victory of the policies.
Voting takes place in 128 municipalities, including 4 capitals, Catania, Ragusa, Trapani and Syracuse. Here, the threshold to be exceeded to be elected in the first round is 40% of the votes cast. "I always need to go back to the streets and ask the citizens, not the journalists deployed, but you, the Italians, what you think of us. This region is strategic", begins the premier. "Important investments are coming, I am thinking of Enel's panels, semiconductors. Sicily, Catania - adds Meloni - can become convenient places to bring work and development".
He launches an appeal for collaboration: "We are in a continuous emergency, we will only save ourselves together. We as a government will do our part, as in Emilia. We know that we do not have many friends, not everyone is happy that we are in government, but in the end - he continues to applause - we win thanks to consensus. And now we are growing more than the European average." Then he assures that he wants to go all the way on the migrant front: "We want structural solutions and in the end we will win".
He replies to the accusations of occupation of Rai: "I do not intend to replace an intolerant system of power with another intolerant system of power. I want to free Italian culture from a system in which you did not work if you were not of a political idea. We want meritocracy and pluralism. If even in Rai someone has to measure himself against merit and decides that he does not make it - he attacks - it is not a problem that we can ask ourselves".
He also intervenes on tax issues. "On reform, the left says that we throw in the towel on the fight against tax evasion. Never. But the fight against tax evasion is done where evasion really is, the big companies, the banks. Not the small trader from whom you ask for the state lace".
Earlier, Antonio Tajani was also applauded: "I bring you the greetings of your great friend, Silvio Berlusconi", begins the blue coordinator. "Here we have all the center-right united, as in all of Italy, unity symptom of good governance".
Its watchwords, South, security, work, economic development, in tune and with the "support of the regional and national government". Matteo Salvini also focuses on unity: "The more they try to invent divisions between us, the more they strengthen our friendship: Conte and Schlein resign themselves, we will work together for 5 years. In Sicily we have opened construction sites for 28 billion. This square is the best response to a left that only says no, no tav, no bridge, no roads".
A coalition, in fact, that presents itself to Sicilian voters strong of the green light to the Bridge: "It is an emotion as a minister and as an Italian, after so much talk - always underlines Salvini - to have finally approved this project. It unites not only Sicily and Calabria, but the whole country. It will bring one hundred thousand real jobs and free sea and air, will allow millions of Italians, who admire this beautiful land, to come to Sicily spending less". "The Bridge over the Strait - observes the other Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani - is a great victory for Silvio Berlusconi and Forza Italia".
To open the event the president of the Region, Renato Schifani. Then the minister Nello Musumeci, Catania doc called to warm up the audience, recalling that "in this city the heart is in the center to the right". Even the leader of Noi Moderati greets the Knight "Let's change Italy together, thanks to that coalition - underlines Maurizio Lupi - invented thirty years ago by those who put us together, Silvio Berlusconi".