Centre-left Democratic Party (PD)
leader Elly Schlein said after PD-led 'broad field' tickets won
mayoral contests in all five regional capital run-offs Monday,
plus a recent victory in another one, Cagliari, that Italian
cities had given a 'fail' mark to Giorgia Meloni's rightwing
government in a clear message to the premier.
"An historic victory for the PD and the progressive camp," she
said.
"We won in all six regional capitals, snatching three of them
from the right and with three new mayors.
"From Florence to Bari, from Campobasso to Perugia, from Potenza
to Cagliari.
"It is irrevocable: the cities have rejected the governing right
and sent a clear message to Giorgia Meloni.
"No more cuts to healthcare, no more low wages and no more
differentiated autonomy".
photo: Schlein with Florence's first woman Mayor Sara Lunaro
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