Federico Lobuono, candidate for mayor of Rome by Giovane Roma

Virginia Raggi’s first challenger comes to the next administrative elections. Her name is Federico Lobuono, she is 20 years old, she is from Bari but she has lived in Rome for five years. “We want to work to transform Rome into a European capital, which has nothing to envy the cities of the North. A city that invests time, energy and resources in culture and tourism, in which young people, universities and training are at the center The youngest candidate for mayor of Rome and in the history of Italy made his debut republican.

And while the parties are reeling in indecision and no leader is singled out as a possible rival to Virginia Raggi, a group of young people under the age of 25 think about beating the cards on the table. With the list “La Giovane Roma”, Lobuono and his team intend to embark on an adventure that can start from the problems and inconveniences of the city to make Rome a place worthy of the European capitals. “La Giovane Roma’s campaign will not be the classic electoral campaign” explained the work team: in the list, all divided into subgroups, each one deals with a different theme of the program, from the coordination of volunteers to the proposals and social content.

“We act immediately, understanding how to structure the campaign in all aspects. We study the programs, we involve experts, we ask for advice and we look for other colleagues willing to follow us in this adventure ”, explained Lobuono. “We need to stop thinking that being young is just a transition phase. One is not young and then old. Youth is a way of living beings, an alternative way of seeing them, it is the opposite of letting go, of surrendering ”, he added.

At the center of his electoral program are culture and tourism, transport, mobility and roads, and again the environment, waste and then beyond the universities and he also investigates the goal of making Rome a smart city and SID (De-bureaucratization, Innovation and Digitalization) with attention to sports, youth policies and the periphery.