Maria Locanto, deputy mayor, is a leading exponent of the Democratic Party. He has held significant roles among the Democrats and comes from a family that has always been involved in politics. His uncle, Riccardo Misasi, was a minister and leader of the Christian Democratic left.
What is the commitment of democratic Catholics in the PD characterized by?
«I believe that the commitment of democratic Catholics in the Democratic Party is characterized above all by a very simple choice of field: staying where politics really tries to improve people’s lives. I have always recognized myself in the values and principles of the Democratic Party for this very reason, because it is a party that was born from the meeting of different cultures but which has human dignity and social justice at its centre. For years, then, I have followed Elly Schlein’s path with conviction, because in her political proposal there is a word that is decisive for me: hope. A concrete, not rhetorical hope.”
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