After six years of silence and distance, Gianluca Callipo The stage of the National Anci Giovani National Assembly, welcomed with warm and respect by the outgoing president and the new guide of the association, has returned to tread. A moment full of emotion, not only for the symbolism it contains, but for the human and political meaning that it brings with it. “Every return has its own story,” said Callipo, and his is a story made of enthusiasm, falls and rebirth.
Former mayor of Pizzo and former national president of Anci Giovani, unanimously elected in the past, Callipo has been the protagonist of a brilliant political journey, abruptly interrupted by the “Renaissance Scott” investigation, one of the most complex judicial operations of the last few years in Calabria. After years of suspension and waiting, its position has been definitively clarified with the acquittal and renunciation of the appeal by the DDA of Catanzaro. An outcome that has closed a painful parenthesis, but that also marked the beginning of a new chapter.
The return to the ANCI appeared as a sort of symbolic passage of the witness between generations, but also as a re -appropriation of a space that Callipo helped build. “Sharing that moment together with the outgoing president and the new president Anci Giovani represented a bridge between past, present and future,” he said, with the voice of those who learned to look forward without forgetting the wounds.
“That stage – he added – today is not only a memory of the past, but a symbol of found trust, of courage and hope”. A stage that, in this case, becomes a metaphor for politics understood as a service, as a vocation and as responsibility.
Callipo thanks those who remained next to him in the dark moments, those who believed in his integrity and the possibility of a return. His is a testimony that speaks to young administrators, citizens, to those who live politics as an authentic commitment. It is the story of those who, after crossing a “storm”, returned not only standing, but stronger and aware of before.
Callipo’s return is not just news: it is a reflection on justice, resilience and ability to get up. It is a lesson for Italian politics, too often prone to preventive condemnation and silence on acquittals. It is an invitation to believe in the possibility of redemption, in the strength of truth and in the value of time. And, perhaps, it is also a new beginning.