Turin, Appendino setback and national parties: “I will continue doing politics”. Di Maio: “It is a resource for all M5s”

A step back that many had expected, but destined to make noise. Inside and outside 5 star movement. The mayor of Turin Chiara hangers decided to announce, first with a video message and then meeting with the press, that he will not run again in administrative 2021. The main reason arises from the 6-month first instance sentence for false ideology in the context of Ream process, after which the first city was suspended from the M5. “I thought it was right to make this painful but necessary decision.”

Now it remains to understand where his future will be: in these delicate months for the Movement, in the midst of discussions and tensions by the leadership, there has been repeated talk about his possible admission to the future secretariat. A scenario always denied or put on hold pending the comparison of General states. But between the background and the indiscretions, the fact is that now Chiara hangers you will be freer to make your own “national” assessments. “They asked me to be a minister and I had given up for consistency with my path,” she hastened to say today. “It’s not that every time you declare a step to the side, it means that you go for another chair. I will continue doing politics, but the step to the side does not mean that there should be something far from my city ”. Another game that opens is that of the administrative one: the 5 stars will have to choose the ideal candidate or candidate to replace it and it is not ruled out that in these arguments a debate also opens with the allies of the Pd government. “Now is the time to talk about issues, the rest is premature,” he replied.

The one who watches with great interest the mayor’s next maneuvers is Chancellor M5s Luigi di maio: “Chiara made her decision. We respect your will and I take this opportunity to tell you that you have once again shown great responsibility, you have put the Movement and your fellow citizens first. She proved to be a straight-backed woman. In recent years he has managed to manage an important city like Turin in an excellent way and has been an example of good politics: he has always and only carried out the interests of the city. That is why we are also proud of her. I repeat: Chiara is a resource for the entire 5 Star Movement. And it will continue to be so. Forever. Maximum confidence in her. “

The Hanger Advertisement – “In recent months I have been asked several times when I would decide,” said the first citizen in statements to journalists. “It took me a few more days, because after my sentence, for a fact on which I think I had acted correctly, I had to reflect carefully, putting my emotions aside. Despite receiving so much affection, I felt it was okay to make this painful but necessary decision. I did it for consistency with the rules with what my team and I have applied ”. Appendino asked the parties involved to put aside “personal interests”: “My hope is that, for the good of the city, with due sense of responsibility everyone knows how to put personal and business interests aside. The future of Turin is at stake. Even more so in a delicate moment such as that of the Covid19 emergency: the greatest health, social and economic crisis since the postwar period ”. Appendino then defended his work: “We have not been able to solve all the problems in the city, we know that. However, the many things that we have achieved make me say, with great pride and head held high, that in these 5 years we have done an enormous job. For this work I would like to thank all the people who have dedicated themselves to this administration and therefore to the city. And I would like to especially thank this government.. For the first time in several years, Turin has been constantly at the center of the executive’s action ”. The mayor also recalled the recent conviction and defended herself: “I have always operated in the exclusive interest of the Municipality, which, at most, accuses me of having favored me ‘unfairly’ for this but I will appeal the sentence, even if it is minor, it continues to be so And in politics, above all, you have to be consistent with its principles. “

To those who asked him if his step back opens a discussion also between Pd and M5, Appendino replied: “I don’t know if there is an agreement for the next administrative. Now it’s time to talk about issues that affect the city and that may be able to unite it, everything else is premature. My hope is that starting tomorrow the debate will not focus on people but on issues, as it should be. Then the citizens of Turin will make their assessments on the issues, as well as the political forces ”. Finally, Appendino recalled the debate that will soon open on the front of the M5. “Nobody can predict what will happen in the Movement, but I think that, compared to the M5s, this administration is an important example of what it means to try to translate ideals and values ​​into government activity. We will bring this experience to the discussion of what the Movement wants to be when it grows up. We believe that it is an important experience that can be valued in the internal debate of the Movement ”.

M5s, the political leader Crimi: “Thank you for your commitment and selflessness” – Among the first to thank the first citizen was the political leader M5s Vito Crimi: “Thank you, Chiara,” he said. “Being at the service of citizens is not just a job, it is a mission. And you are dealing with it extraordinary passion, commitment, self-denial. Rarely have we seen in our cities public administrators so dedicated to the common good, prepared, competent, enthusiastic to be able to listen to their fellow citizens and respond to their needs, seek solutions and solve the problems of the community, to make it a better place to to live. Chiara Appendino is the mayor of Turin and will remain so until the end of her term. There is still much to do for the city, projects and initiatives to complete. And he will know how to do it with the usual and clear correction, transparency and respect for the rules that have always distinguished and honored him. For the 5 Star Movement and for the whole country it is and continues to be a precious and irreplaceable resource.“Soon after, the Minister for Relations with Parliament also spoke Federico D’Incà: “With great regret. I think Chiara did a great job in Turin. He is a great resource for the M5, he will be able to help us in many situations that are important to us, he has been a great example for the M5 “.