«When Mimmetto Battaglia declares “let’s not turn back the clock of history” referring to the years of Peppe Scopelliti’s union, I don’t understand what he is referring to. Like all people from Reggio I can say that from Scopelliti I remember the treadmill, the Sea Museum, the waterfront, the white nights… while from Falcomatà we will remember with sincere emotion the little bridge over the Calopinace, the cycle paths and 4 years of Serie D…”. Lucio Dattola – former long-time president of the Chamber of Commerce and centre-right candidate for mayor in 2014 – starts from afar, defending the “Reggio Model” to analyze the current electoral campaign. «I read acid comments on Cannizzaro’s absences from the meetings between the candidates. You are right not to go to many of them – says Dattola – they are useless, they bring nothing in terms of consensus and they are all blatantly oriented to the left. Much better to go out into the streets and meet people.”
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