Municipalities against the government in the curfew. Decaro: “It is the fault of the mayors.” Gori: “Measure not applicable”

“In difficult times, institutions assume responsibilities and not they to download in other institutions with which they should cooperate loyally. THE mayors are used to taking theirs responsibility. We would like all institutions did the same. “A few minutes from the end of the press conference with Conte announced new measures to contain infections of COVID-19, of some Italian mayors disputes arise mainly related to the provision according to which the first citizens may have local curfews from 9 pm in the streets and squares where they occur meetings. Provision, the one announced by the Prime Minister but then ‘disappeared’ from the final text of the Dpcm, considered one passing the ball which leaves mayors to take unpopular action.

The first to make his voice heard is the mayor of Bari Antonio Decaro, president of Anci (National Association of Italian Municipalities): “There will be policeman to check the areas public in which entry will be prohibited and recognize residents and patrons of the premises? THE the citizens Won’t they move from one square to another? Decaro. Then attack the government because, he explains, during the meetings before the new measures, he had never discussed this aspect. “Without even addressing the problem in numerous meetings of these hours, inserted in a Dpcm a rule that seems to have the sole objective of unloading on the shoulders of mayors the responsibility of curfew in the eyes of public opinion. We do not accept this ”.

According to him also the mayor of Bergamo, Giorgio gori, which on Facebook defines the measure “inapplicable”, thus asking to eliminate the rule from the final text: “In the text of the new Dpcm, illustrated this afternoon on TV by Prime Minister Conte, the mayors are expected to order after 9:00 p.m. the closure of streets and squares where can create gatherings, without prejudice to the possibility of exit and access for those who have to reach commercial establishments or private homes. not agreed with the representatives of the mayors, never discussed in the meetings that have been held with the government until this morning, and that the mayors consider unfeasible with the only local police forces at their disposal. That is why I share the position of the president of Anci, the mayor of Bari Antonio Decaro, relaunched at this time by many other mayors ”.

too Darius NardellaThe mayor of Florence explains on Twitter that “leaving the choice of areas to impose and control the curfew on our shoulders is impossible. The government must act immediately and change this rule ”. While the mayor of Palermo, Leoluca OrlandoHe adds that “the executive cannot fulfill this responsibility after months in which the role of local administrations has been underestimated at least. If the government assesses, as it seems from the content of the Dpcm, that the situation in Italy is tomb and it is getting worse as in other European countries, take responsibility as other European governments have done. If you consider the need for some kind of night lock which is very similar to a curfew, the government decrees and decides who, how and with what forces should carry out the controls. Enough game for the slaughter against local administrations “.