The square of Corigliano Rossano for the final rally of the center -left in Calabria appeared vibrant. The deputy of the 5 Star Movement, Vittoria Baldinohas caught enthusiasm as a clear response to those who question the love of the Calabrians for their land.
“This is all people who love Calabria and who love Calabria wants Calabria to change,” said Baldino. The deputy underlined the need for a region that is finally “land of rights, both the land of services,” and that it is no longer “a land to be sacrificed on the altar of some other interest or some other territory of Italy as it has been to date.”
According to Baldino, the progressive coalition offers an alternative based on a “Serious program” and on a “serious, honest, prepared” person like the candidate Pasquale Tridicowhich has “a vision of development, a vision in which rights are really right and are not kind concessions.” The deputy said he was convinced that “the Calabrians are on our side.”
The alarm on the vote: PEC and professional orders used as “clientele”
During the interview, Baldino returned to the controversy raised in the past few hours regarding the alleged email sent by the order of pharmacists who would have invited to vote for Forza Italia.
“We have presented a question and we will also report to the competent authorities,” announced Baldino. The deputy believes that the use of professional orders and trade associations, such as the provincial headquarters of the Italian farmers’ association transformed into the party, is a serious one “violation of rules” and the code of ethics.
The accusation is of “usurpations of the right to plurality, of democratic plurality”. Baldino expressed the hope of a strong call against those who have allowed himself to act in this way, denouncing the idea that “the categories and professional orders are clientele.”
Appeal to the turnout for democracy
Regarding the possibilities of Vittoria di Tridico, Baldino has linked the success of the progressive field to participation in the vote, but avoided precise forecasts given the high historical abstention.
“In a region where a million people, on one million and eight hundred, have noticed from the last regional elections, a million did not vote, making a prediction is truly impossible,” he admitted.
His greatest concern, however, is for the health of democracy: “For the good of democracy it is no longer acceptable that more than half of the entitled people do not choose.” The scarce turnout explained, makes the majority of citizens on which decisions fall “very restored”.
Finally, Baldino concluded by remembering the coalition’s commitment to reach the most marginal bands of the population: “We have tried to really speak to everyone, to the most forgotten parts of Calabria. We went to all the internal areas … and I hope this was felt, he felt by the Calabrians.”