Another “flag” in Messina, which for Ismaele La Vardera is not just any city. From here, at the time alongside Cateno De Luca, the race that would take him into the regional parliament actually started. In Messina, yesterday, La Vardera returned to cut the ribbon of the political secretariat of Alessandro De Leo, also elected to the Ars in 2022 with De Luca, then, after a period in Forza Italia, he chose the former Iena.
And the objectives of the leader of Controcorrente are clear: «We are already in the election campaign – says La Vardera –, my candidacy is and remains on the field». The pact with the Democratic Party? «I’m not interested in Roman dynamics, Sicily must remain above parties. We certainly dialogue with those who are antithetical to the Schifani government and the Meloni government, the Democratic Party is a large community, with great leaders, we are trying to find a synthesis, also with the 5 Star Movement and the other parties. There is the political will to find a synthesis before the national elections and primaries, because they will take place in Rome, but I say that we cannot choose the Sicilian candidate by waiting for the national primaries. We have to choose first. Primaries in Sicily? I spoke in favor eight months ago, today I don’t think there is time to do them anymore.”
Vardera doesn’t seem to like De Luca’s argument: «I’m not against anyone, I’m for the Sicilians. I don’t want to talk about others, already two and a half years ago I predicted what this film would be and so it was. Everyone legitimately makes their own political choices, we look at our own home, the rest doesn’t interest us.” The opponent? “I say to the centre-right: go ahead and choose him by drawing lots, we will beat him anyway.” There is no prediction, however, on when we will go to vote in Sicily: “We are not fond of premonitions, we are not afraid of losing annuities, even if we voted tomorrow we would be ready.”
Alongside La Vardera is the “master of the house”, Alessandro De Leo (and with him the other deputies of Controcorrente): «As Saint Augustine said, there are two main elements in life, indignation and courage. When you understand that there is a system that you don’t like, that is blocking Sicily, you have to find the courage to embrace a project that wants to restore dignity to Sicily and the Sicilians. The prospect is to bring La Vardera to the presidency of the Region, these secretariats are the homes of the citizens, we are investing in the relationship with the people.”